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under the breath

under the breath prepositional phrase: under one's breath; spoken very softly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. under one's breath; spoken very softly

Questions about under the breath

What does under the breath mean?
Under the breath means under one's breath; spoken very softly.
What part of speech is under the breath?
Under the breath is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the breath in the dictionary

  1. under someone's nose
  2. under someone's roof
  3. under square
  4. under the auspices of
  5. under the bootheel of
  6. under the breath
  7. under the carpet
  8. under the cosh
  9. under the counter
  10. under the covers
  11. under the fist of

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