breathier; breathiest
: characterized or accompanied by or as if by the audible passage of breath
breathily adverb
breathiness noun

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There’s woody warmth in the upper mids for creamy piano and buzzy guitar strings, a breathy attack to instruments like horns and vocals, and expansive stereo spacing along both the vertical and horizontal planes. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2023 Doja is the draw, and could’ve probably made the song by herself, but Ari’s breathy verse and harmonies round things out nicely. 18. Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 Synthesizers flash like emergency flares; the drums remain curt and clipped; vocalists trace breathy arcs in the space cleared by the bullish low-end. Elias Leight, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024 The result is a character with a breathy and understated singing technique who matches Phoenix’s similar singing style in their duets. Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for breathy 

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of breathy was in 1849

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“Breathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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