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Synonyms of breath in English:

breath


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noun

1‘I took a deep breath’

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gulp of air, inhalation, inspiration
exhalation, expiration
sigh
pant, gasp, wheeze
technical respiration

2‘I had barely enough breath left to gasp a reply’

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wind
informal puff

3‘the night was still, with hardly a breath of wind’

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puff, waft, slight stirring, sigh, faint breeze
literary zephyr

4‘not a breath of scandal was ever associated with his name’

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hint, suggestion, trace, touch, whisper, suspicion, whiff, undertone

5‘there was no breath left in him’

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life, life force, animation, vital force

Phrases

    take someone's breath away


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    astonish, astound, amaze, surprise greatly, stun, startle, stagger, shock, shatter, take aback, stop someone in their tracks, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, dumbfound, jolt, shake up
    awe, overawe, thrill
    informal knock for six, knock sideways, floor, flabbergast, blow someone's mind, blow away, knock someone out, bowl over, strike dumb