Thesaurus / breathing spell
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synonyms for breathing spell
- free time
- spare time
- break
- freedom
- halt
- interim
- interlude
- intermission
- letup
- lull
- pause
- recess
- repose
- respite
- rest
- spell
- stay
- suspension
- time on one's hands
- time out
- time to burn
- time to kill
- meantime
- breach
- break
- breather
- cutoff
- downtime
- gap
- hiatus
- interlude
- interregnum
- interruption
- lacuna
- layoff
- letup
- meanwhile
- pause
- time
- time-out
- coffee break
- take ten
- interruption
- interval
- lull
- abeyance
- breather
- cessation
- doldrums
- dormancy
- downtime
- interim
- interlude
- interregnum
- latency
- layoff
- parenthesis
- pause
- quiescence
- quiescency
- respite
- rest
- spell
- stop
- stoppage
- suspense
- suspension
- time
- time-out
- wait
- abeyancy
- breakoff
- letup
- breather
- calmness
- hiatus
- hush
- layoff
- letup
- respite
- time-out
- abeyance
- break
- comma
- downtime
- quiescence
- quiet
- silence
- stillness
- stop
- tranquility
- coffee break
- pausation
- ban
- delay
- freeze
- halt
- pause
- postponement
- reprieve
- truce
- abeyance
- adjournment
- break
- breather
- deferment
- downtime
- five
- respite
- stay
- abeyancy
- grace period
- breathing space
- halt
- hesitation
- hiatus
- hitch
- interlude
- intermission
- interruption
- interval
- lapse
- layoff
- letup
- lull
- recess
- respite
- stoppage
- suspension
- abeyance
- break
- caesura
- cessation
- comma
- cutoff
- deadlock
- discontinuance
- downtime
- freeze
- gap
- gridlock
- hesitancy
- hush
- interim
- interregnum
- lacuna
- rest
- stand
- standstill
- stay
- stillness
- stopover
- breakoff
- coffee break
- happy hour
- pausation
- postponement
- rest period
- time out
- closure
- hiatus
- holiday
- layoff
- lull
- pause
- respite
- suspension
- time-out
- vacation
- breather
- cessation
- cutoff
- downtime
- halt
- interlude
- intermission
- interregnum
- letup
- rest
- stop
- ten
- breakoff
- coffee break
- happy hour
- break
- freeze
- halt
- interruption
- layoff
- moratorium
- period
- postponement
- stoppage
- termination
- abeyance
- adjournment
- breather
- cessation
- conclusion
- cutoff
- deferment
- disbarment
- discontinuation
- doldrums
- dormancy
- downtime
- end
- ending
- finish
- five
- intermission
- latency
- letup
- pause
- quiescence
- quiescency
- remission
- respite
- stay
- suspense
- ten
- time-out
- abeyancy
- coffee break
- concluding
- discontinuing
- heave-ho
- day off
- downtime
- furlough
- leave of absence
- respite
- sabbatical
- sick leave
- vacation
- break
- holiday
- liberty
- mental health day
- pause
- recess
- shore leave
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How to use breathing spell in a sentence
Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERFinally 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.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDHer quiet eyes, held by his during the spell that had bound them speechless, did not flinch at the breaking of it.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSAristide prayed that some Thaïs might come along, cast her spell upon him, and induce him to wink.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEAfter the first short spell of shelling our men fixed bayonets and lifted them high above the parapet.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON“Never mind that,” Jessie flung back over her shoulder, and still breathing easily as she set a slower stroke.
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSEEven the short stop had allowed their horses a breathing spell and they could now ride more leisurely.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNShe's been hired out a spell in Jacksonville,—nuss to a little gal, and now she's gwine home.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMESShould we be forced to redistribute men and material on arrival, we are in for another spell of delay.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWORDS RELATED TO BREATHING SPELL
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