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Definition of breathy in English: breathyadjectivebreathiest, 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 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.
Derivativesadverb ‘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.
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: breathyadjectiveˈbreTHēˈbrɛθi 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 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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