Breathiness
(of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
Historical Examples
Great Singers on the Art of Singing James Francis Cooke
The Child-Voice in Singing Francis E. Howard
The Sick-a-Bed Lady Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
adjective breathier, breathiest
(of the speaking voice) accompanied by an audible emission of breath
(of the singing voice) lacking resonance
adj.
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the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration. a single breath. the short time required for a single breath. a pause, as for breath. utterance or words. a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind. Classical Greek Grammar. the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel […]
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- Breathless
without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting: We were breathless after the steep climb. with the breath held, as in suspense, astonishment, fear, or the like: breathless listeners of the mystery story. causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension: a breathless ride. dead; lifeless. motionless or still, as air without a […]
- Breathlessly
without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting: We were breathless after the steep climb. with the breath held, as in suspense, astonishment, fear, or the like: breathless listeners of the mystery story. causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension: a breathless ride. dead; lifeless. motionless or still, as air without a […]