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open the floodgates

  • as inbreathe
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Synonyms for open the floodgates

verb take air in and let out
  • exhale
  • inhale
  • sigh
  • expire
  • fan
  • gasp
  • gulp
  • insufflate
  • pant
  • puff
  • respire
  • scent
  • sniff
  • snore
  • snort
  • wheeze
  • draw in
  • open the floodgates
  • use lungs

Antonyms for open the floodgates

  • hide
  • secret
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to open the floodgates

breathe

verb. take air in and let out
  • draw in
  • exhale
  • expire
  • fan
  • gasp
  • gulp
  • inhale
  • insufflate
  • open the floodgates
  • pant
  • puff
  • respire
  • scent
  • sigh
  • sniff
  • snore
  • snort
  • use lungs
  • wheeze
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.