breathy
Example Sentences
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The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.
From Slate
In her small, breathy way she said, “Tom.”
From Literature
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Her voice is breathy and strained.
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A sighing, whistling, breathy sound.
From Literature
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And from both came the sighing, breathy sound.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.