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breathing a word

breathing a word is the present participle and gerund of breathe a word.

Meaning of breathe a word

Verb

breathe a word (third-person singular simple present breathes a word, present participle breathing a word, simple past and past participle breathed a word)

  1. (idiomatic) To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative).
    • I warn you not to breathe a word of this to anyone, or else!

Questions about breathing a word

What is breathing a word the present participle and gerund of?
Breathing a word is the present participle and gerund of breathe a word.

Words near breathing a word in the dictionary

  1. breathily
  2. breathin'
  3. breathiness
  4. breathing
  5. breathing a sigh of relief
  6. breathing a word
  7. breathing again
  8. breathing apparatus
  9. breathing apparatuses
  10. breathing back to life
  11. breathing cave

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Adapted from Wiktionary: breathing a word (page history and authors); breathe a word (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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