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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
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.
The name, Night Stalker, seemed to find favor with Bo who repeated it underbreath several times.
Here, on the contrary, we murmur underbreath.
Aleck gave a low, underbreath whistle.
No one laughed out loud, but the smiles and underbreath chuckles added to their discomfort.
I got underbreath compliments from people in reference to my singing, but none of them wanted to know me.
The underbreath of our every prayer should be, “Father, not my will, but thine be done”
He complained in occasional underbreaths, correcting himself immediately with a " No, no !" and blinking briskly.
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Under breath means Under one's breath; inaudibly or in a barely audible manner..
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Muttering curses underbreath, he jabs the beast sharply with his training stick ; the elephant is hairy and it, like the clown, is ignoble.
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