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catch-breaths

catch-breaths is the plural of catch-breath.

Meaning of catch-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

Questions about catch-breaths

What is catch-breaths the plural of?
Catch-breaths is the plural of catch-breath.

Words near catch-breaths in the dictionary

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

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