breathed

SayBREETHD/bɹiːðd/

As an adjectiveBRETHT

3 meanings of breathed

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of breathe. Use this form for breathing that already happened.
She breathed slowly to calm herself down before the test.
He breathed in the cool morning air and felt better.
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2
adjectivein compounds
Having a certain kind of breath, named by the word placed in front of it.
The foul-breathed dragon leaned over the trembling knights.
Her sweet-breathed newborn dozed against her shoulder.
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3
adjective
Made with the breath only, without your voice box buzzing.
Like the quiet hiss of letting out air, with no buzz from your throat.
The 'p' in 'pat' is a breathed sound.
When you whisper, your speech becomes fully breathed.
Similarvoiceless, unvoiced
Oppositevoiced
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breathed is a form of breathe

breathe, verb: To take air into your lungs and let it out again to get oxygen. Full entry

Forms: breathebreathes he/she/itbreathing -ing formbreathed past tense, past participle
Spelling: breathe → breathed: add -d

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Origins

Meaning 1

From the verb "breathe" plus "-ed".

Meanings 2–3

From the noun "breath" plus "-ed".