Breathe-life-into
Also, breathe new life into . Revive someone or something. For example, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) shows one how to breathe life into a drowning victim , or Her appointment breathed new life into the firm . This term is used both literally, for reviving a person who has stopped breathing temporarily, and figuratively, for giving new impetus to or renewing some project. Also see breath of fresh air
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- Breathe-one-s-last
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. to pause, as for breath; take rest: How about giving me a chance to breathe? to move gently or blow lightly, as air. to live; exist: Hardly […]
- Breathed
not phonated; unvoiced; voiceless. utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound. to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. to pause, as for breath; take rest: How about giving me a […]
- Breather
a pause, as for breath. vigorous exercise that causes heavy breathing. a person who breathes. a vent in a container or covering, as in a casing for machinery or in a storage tank, to equalize interior and exterior pressure, permit entry of air, escape of fumes, or the like. a device for providing air from […]
- Breathes
to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. to pause, as for breath; take rest: How about giving me a chance to breathe? to move gently or blow lightly, as air. to live; exist: Hardly […]
- Breathy
(of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath. Contemporary Examples Becoming Marilyn: An Impersonator Talks About Life as Marilyn Monroe Nina Strochlic August 4, 2012 Jenny McCarthy Twerks Out a Stellar ‘The View’ Debut Kevin Fallon September 8, 2013 Jackie O’s Dark Side Eleanor Clift September 12, 2011 Pomp! Pageantry! Jubilee Begins! […]