breaths

breaths · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of breath; multiple instances of air taken into or expelled from the lungs.

  2. 2.

    Multiple instances of the air exhaled.

Forms

plural: breaths

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    take deep breaths — to breathe slowly and deeply for calmness
  • •
    in a few breaths — very quickly

Related words

See also: breath, breathe, breathing
Synonyms: exhalations, inhalations, respirations

Etymology

Plural of "breath," from Old English "brǣth" meaning breath, odor, or exhalation, from Proto-Germanic "*brēþiz."