Definitions for breathy

breathy breath·y

Spelling: [breth-ee]
IPA: /ˈbrɛθ i/

Breathy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 214 anagrams from letters in breathy (abehrty).

Definitions for breathy

adjective

  1. (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.

Origin of breathy

First recorded in 1520-30; breath + -y1

Examples for breathy

This to a brief, blunt block of child who made some breathy noise.

Her voice is breathy and soft; her moves subtle and seductive.

On the show, she was the epitome of Marilyn Monroe hotness, but subbed loud belches for breathy coos—and then laughed about it.

Now he felt Aria close to him, heard her voice trembling and breathy.

In other news, Katherine Jenkins is trending on Twitter after her Jubilicious and breathy performance singing God save the Queen.

His tones are forced, harsh, and breathy; they lack musical quality.

The big man's voice had reached the high, breathy pitch of a fife.

But, this time, the monosyllable was breathy, and not sharp.

A healthy majority of these posts are the angsty exaggerations of teenagers and breathy recitations of the latest pop trends.

Eleanor Clift says it could be hard to believe this is the same baby-voiced, breathy Jackie.

Word Value for breathy
Scrable

15

Words with friends

14

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