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underbreath

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Under one's breath; inaudibly or in a barely audible manner.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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