breathy
/ˈbɹɛθi/
breathy adjective: accompanied by audible breathing.
Adjective
breathy (comparative breathier, superlative breathiest)
- Accompanied by audible breathing.
- She had cold sores on her upper lip which made her mouth look swollen and ugly. But from a distance it was not noticeable – like the spit and breathy sounds.1985, Bernard MacLaverty, Short story, 'Across the Street', Irish Times Summer Stories. (Also published in 'The Great Profundo and Other Stories', 1987, Penguin Books paperback: see at p.138-139)
breathy meaning in Tamil and Urdu
breathy in Tamil
- நாதமின்றிப் பாடுகிற
breathy in Urdu
- سانس کی آواز
Forms of breathy
| comparative | breathier |
|---|---|
| superlative | breathiest |
Origin of breathy
From breath + -y.
Words formed from breathy
Questions about breathy
- What does breathy mean?
- Breathy means accompanied by audible breathing.
- What is breathy in Tamil?
- Breathy in Tamil is நாதமின்றிப் பாடுகிற. See Breathy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is breathy?
- Breathy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce breathy?
- Breathy is pronounced /ˈbɹɛθi/.
Words near breathy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: breathy (page history and authors); breathy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); breathy (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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