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misbreathe

misbreathe verb: to breathe wrongly, to breathe irregularly.

Verb

misbreathe (third-person singular simple present misbreathes, present participle misbreathing, simple past and past participle misbreathed)

  1. To breathe wrongly, to breathe irregularly

Forms of misbreathe

third-person singular presentmisbreathes
present participlemisbreathing
past participlemisbreathed
pastmisbreathed

Origin of misbreathe

From mis- + breathe.

Questions about misbreathe

What does misbreathe mean?
Misbreathe means to breathe wrongly, to breathe irregularly.
What part of speech is misbreathe?
Misbreathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of misbreathe?
The past tense of misbreathe is misbreathed.

Words near misbreathe in the dictionary

  1. misbranded
  2. misbrander
  3. misbranders
  4. misbranding
  5. misbrands
  6. misbreathe
  7. misbreathing
  8. misbred
  9. misbreed
  10. misbreeding
  11. misbreeds

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