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breathy

[ breth-ee ]

adjective

breathier, breathiest.
  1. (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.


breathy

/ ˈ²ú°ùɛθɪ /

adjective

  1. (of the speaking voice) accompanied by an audible emission of breath
  2. (of the singing voice) lacking resonance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú°ù±ð²¹³Ù³ó¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²ú°ù±ð²¹³Ù³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù±ð²¹³Ù³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of breathy1

First recorded in 1520–30; breath + -y 1
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An international hit, her version was light and breathy, delivered in a folk-pop style that was to become her trademark during the swinging 60s.

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Shelly, who speaks in a heightened version of Anderson’s breathy coo, is a fellow Francophile.

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But finishing hot on the Latin charts is also “Si No Es Contigo,†where Cris MJ riffs his breathy voice over a sultry urban beat.

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The track’s busy atmosphere reduces to just her breathy voice and airy washes of synth played by her partner, Tashi Wada.

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“You know, I was wondering if you could keep on,†Jackson murmurs over a strutting bass line in his breathy spoken introduction, “because the force, it’s got a lot of power, and it make me feel like …†Then the 20-year-old unleashes the high-pitched squeal that let everybody know this former kiddie star had become a man.

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