breathed
/briːðd/
verb
- To have taken air into and out of the lungs.
- The baby breathed softly while sleeping.
- He breathed in the fresh mountain air.
- She breathed deeply after running up the stairs.
- To have been alive or existed.
- As long as he breathed, he would never give up.
- The city breathed with energy and life.
- The ancient tree had breathed for over a thousand years.
- To have spoken or uttered something quietly.
- She breathed a sigh of relief when the test was over.
- He breathed a few words of comfort to the crying child.
- The crowd breathed a collective gasp of surprise.
- To have allowed air or a smell to pass through.
- The fabric breathed well, keeping her cool in the heat.
- The soil breathed a damp, earthy smell after the rain.
- The old leather jacket breathed a faint scent of tobacco.