Thesaurus / breathing spell

breathing spell

synonyms for breathing spell

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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.

Finally he shook himself free from the dreamy spell of the place, and turned his face southward again.

RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON

"I just happened to be passin' and thought I'd drop in for a spell," he said, with a profound bow to Mary, who arose to greet him.

Her quiet eyes, held by his during the spell that had bound them speechless, did not flinch at the breaking of it.

Aristide prayed that some Thaïs might come along, cast her spell upon him, and induce him to wink.

After the first short spell of shelling our men fixed bayonets and lifted them high above the parapet.

“Never mind that,” Jessie flung back over her shoulder, and still breathing easily as she set a slower stroke.

Even the short stop had allowed their horses a breathing spell and they could now ride more leisurely.

She's been hired out a spell in Jacksonville,—nuss to a little gal, and now she's gwine home.

THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMES

Should we be forced to redistribute men and material on arrival, we are in for another spell of delay.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985