with+bated+breath
11with bated breath — idi in a state of suspenseful anticipation …
12bated breath — If someone says they re waiting with bated breath, they re very excited and find it difficult to be patient.( Baited breath is a common mistake.) …
13bated breath — If you wait for something with bated breath, you are both anxious and excited about an imminent event. We waited with bated breath for the winner to be announced …
14bated breath — See with bated breath …
15breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) …
16Bated — Bat ed, a. Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …
17bated — ► ADJECTIVE (in phrase with bated breath) ▪ in great suspense. ORIGIN from obsolete bate «restrain», from ABATE(Cf. ↑abatement) …
18breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… …
19breath — n. 1) to draw, take a breath 2) to catch; hold one s breath 3) to get one s breath back 4) to lose one s breath 5) a deep; long breath (she took a deep breath) 6) out of breath ( breathless ) 7) (misc.) to spare, save one s breath ( to avoid a… …
20breath — /breT/ noun 1 AIR YOU BREATHE a) (U) the air that you take in and out of your lungs when you breathe: Paul smelt the cigarette smoke on her breath. | bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) b) the process of breathing in and out: Her breath… …
