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catch-breath

catch-breath noun: a pause to take a breath.

Noun

catch-breath (plural catch-breaths)

  1. (singing) A pause to take a breath.
    • […] it is possible to obtain the desired effect by allowing sections or individuals within a section to take an unobtrusive catch-breath at different times.1940, Van Ambrose Christy, Glee Club and Chorus: A Handbook, page 55

Forms of catch-breath

pluralcatch-breaths
alternative formcatch breath

Questions about catch-breath

What does catch-breath mean?
Catch-breath means a pause to take a breath.
What part of speech is catch-breath?
Catch-breath is a noun.
What is the plural of catch-breath?
The plural of catch-breath is catch-breaths.

Words near catch-breath in the dictionary

  1. catch-alls
  2. catch-as-catch-can
  3. catch-ball
  4. catch-basin
  5. catch-basins
  6. catch-breath
  7. catch-breaths
  8. catch-coldy
  9. catch-dog
  10. catch-meadow
  11. catch-meadows

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