breathy

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Not helping matters were the show’s taped introductions to the segments—breathy readings, delivered with mushy diction, of incomprehensible poems by Monty Richthofen.

From The Wall Street Journal

The attraction is in the haunting texture of the picture, its delicate, breathy wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal

I asked, my voice a little breathy as I cantered beside her.

From Literature

“I do believe opals have the magic power,” came the pretty lady’s breathy reply.

From Literature

“He is so tall, he cannot even lie straight in his berth,” Aunt Kate whispered, taking her seat across from me with a breathy grin.

From Literature