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Definition of breathy in English:

breathy

adjectivebreathiest, breathier ˈbrɛθiˈbrɛθi
  • Producing or causing an audible sound of breathing, typically as a result of physical exertion or strong feelings.

    (通常由于运动或情绪激动)伴有过大呼吸声的,喘粗气的

    a breathy laugh

    喘着粗气的笑声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The voice may sound breathy, raspy, strained and rough in quality.
    • My voice was so low and breathy it sounded more affectionate than was meant.
    • After Leslie let out a breathy laugh, I heard a knock on the doorframe and looked over my shoulder.
    • Her sigh, breathy and almost wistful, was edged with relief.
    • Her voice was more breathy than she would have liked.
    • I held them aloft, closed my eyes, turned my face to the heavens, and exhaled a breathy YES!
    • Her breathy vocals are unsettling, her glacial detachment lazy and too often irritating.
    • This British babe's breathy vocals are instantly refreshing.
    • The creature's voice was very breathy but deep and scratchy.
    • Here he laughed a little, but it was a strange laugh; breathy and not at all happy-sounding.
    • Regaining the ability to speak, her voice came out breathy.
    • But no sound came from them, only a small breathy gasp echoed pathetically around the large kitchen.
    • I asked, noticing the breathy sound to my voice that I had not meant to be there.
    • Speaking in a breathy tone, Faith says ‘Your divorce must have been so painful.’
    • She heard him let out a tiny, breathy laugh, and her heart sank.
    • There is something breathy in the way she says this, a catch in the throat.
    • We were escorted to our seats by a breathy young hostess.
    • She tilts her head in coy emulation and goes all breathy.
    • At that moment, I absolutely hated how breathy my voice sounded.
    • Patty's breathy vocals will have you wanting to slow dance in the foothills of West Virginia.

Derivatives

  • breathily

  • adverb
    • ‘I can't believe it,’ Lia whispered breathily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I asked breathily, batting my eyelashes at him.
      • ‘Yeah,’ I said a little too quickly, too breathily.
      • I whispered breathily and took a step closer to the stall.
      • Emily rolled her shoulders beneath his hands and laughed breathily.
  • breathiness

  • noun
    • The breathiness had left her voice, leaving it cold and strong.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is a gentle way of connecting thoughts, without applying the abrupt brake of a full stop or the breathiness of a comma.
      • Her voice has grown a bit deeper, but mostly it's been enriched with a soulful breathiness and grit.
      • The absence of vibrato or breathiness in the upper parts makes for gloriously sinewy singing.
      • What she lacks in sheer firepower she more than makes up for in hypnotic and compelling breathiness.

Definition of breathy in US English:

breathy

adjectiveˈbreTHēˈbrɛθi
  • Producing or causing an audible sound of breathing, often related to physical exertion or strong feelings.

    (通常由于运动或情绪激动)伴有过大呼吸声的,喘粗气的

    a breathy laugh

    喘着粗气的笑声。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here he laughed a little, but it was a strange laugh; breathy and not at all happy-sounding.
    • Her breathy vocals are unsettling, her glacial detachment lazy and too often irritating.
    • After Leslie let out a breathy laugh, I heard a knock on the doorframe and looked over my shoulder.
    • There is something breathy in the way she says this, a catch in the throat.
    • This British babe's breathy vocals are instantly refreshing.
    • I held them aloft, closed my eyes, turned my face to the heavens, and exhaled a breathy YES!
    • We were escorted to our seats by a breathy young hostess.
    • Speaking in a breathy tone, Faith says ‘Your divorce must have been so painful.’
    • At that moment, I absolutely hated how breathy my voice sounded.
    • The creature's voice was very breathy but deep and scratchy.
    • She heard him let out a tiny, breathy laugh, and her heart sank.
    • The voice may sound breathy, raspy, strained and rough in quality.
    • I asked, noticing the breathy sound to my voice that I had not meant to be there.
    • She tilts her head in coy emulation and goes all breathy.
    • My voice was so low and breathy it sounded more affectionate than was meant.
    • Her voice was more breathy than she would have liked.
    • Her sigh, breathy and almost wistful, was edged with relief.
    • Regaining the ability to speak, her voice came out breathy.
    • But no sound came from them, only a small breathy gasp echoed pathetically around the large kitchen.
    • Patty's breathy vocals will have you wanting to slow dance in the foothills of West Virginia.
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