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below one's breath

Variant of breath

noun

  1. air taken into the lungs and then let out
  2. the act of breathing; respiration
  3. the power to breathe easily and naturally: to get one's breath back
  4. life or spirit
  5. air or vapor given off from anything
  6. air carrying fragrance or odor
  7. a puff or whiff, as of air; slight breeze
  8. moisture produced by a condensing of the breath, as in cold air
  9. an utterance, esp. in a low voice; whisper or murmur
  10. the time taken by a single respiration; a moment
  11. a slight pause or rest
  12. a faint hint or indication
  13. Phonet. a voiceless exhalation of the airstream with relative stillness at the vocal cords, as in pronouncing (s) or (p)

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