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Plural of breath

regular plural

The plural of breath is breaths.

Forms of breath

Singularbreath /bɹɛθ/
Pluralbreaths /bɹɛθs/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Breaths in a sentence

  • Without it, the first breaths could create a suffocating ice mask.2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
  • Bill, take some deep breaths and unclench.From the entry unclench
  • Maybe twenty years if all goes well.' 'You're always so dramatic!' Marianne took several deep breaths.2017 March 2, Nina George, The Little Breton Bistro, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry time heals every wound
  • Every merkid in the entire gymnasium seemed to be holding their breaths.2015, Janet Gurtler, Cora's Decision, Stone Arch Books, →ISBN, page 30. From the entry merkid
  • His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm.2014, Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon, →ISBN. From the entry underlip

Meaning of breath

  1. noun The act or process of breathing.
  2. noun A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
  3. noun Air expelled from the lungs.

Full definition of breath

Questions about the plural of breath

What is the plural of breath?
The plural of breath is breaths.
Is breath countable?
Breath is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: breath (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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