breathy
pronunciation
How to pronounce breathy in British English:
UK [ˈbreθi]
How to pronounce breathy in American English:
US ['breθɪ]
Word Origin
- breathy (adj.)
- 1520s, "pertaining to breath," from breath + -y (2). Of voices, "full of breath," from 1883. Related: Breathily; breathiness.
Example
- 1. She gave another breathy sigh and I decided then was the perfect time .
- 2. Laryngeal variations for vowels ; breathy and pressed voicing ; tones ; stress .
- 3. Anything that gets you closer to that breathy engine note has to be worthwhile .
- 4. C. kinesthetic : deep abdominal breathing , deep breathy voice in a slower tempo .
- 5. Oh , to hear her breathy , loving voice claim love for me instead of bob martin .