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Meaning of under one's breath | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Softly, so as not to be heard.

Equivalents

Examples

““Here she go lookin’ like a straight up dirty coochie having hoochie gettin’ all the play,” Quanisha mumbled under her breath jealously.”
“Then of a sudden she was kissing and fondling instead of fighting me off, laughing under her breath and using a few horny words I didn't know at that time”
“As I prepared myself by putting my Keds back on (I still take my shoes off at any opportunity), my mom mumbled something under her breath at my dad.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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