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catch breath

catch breath is the alternative form 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

Forms of catch breath

pluralcatch breaths

Questions about catch breath

What is catch breath the alternative form of?
Catch breath is the alternative form of catch-breath.

Words near catch breath in the dictionary

  1. catch basin
  2. catch basins
  3. catch bet
  4. catch bets
  5. catch big air
  6. catch breath
  7. catch breaths
  8. catch cold
  9. catch colt
  10. catch colts
  11. catch cries

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