Sekirov Dictionary

underbreath

adjective 1
adverb 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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Vocalized under one's breath.
- Aleck gave a low, underbreath whistle. — 1886

adverb1

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Under one's breath; inaudibly or in a barely audible manner.
- Muttering curses underbreath, he jabs the beast sharply with his training stick ; the elephant is hairy and it, like the clown, is ignoble. — 1978

noun1

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An utterance made so as not to be heard by most people in the area.
- The underbreath of our every prayer should be, “Father, not my will, but thine be done” — 1845

forms

underbreaths · more underbreath · most underbreath

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