Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see one's breath

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: see one's breath
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have the water vapour in one's exhaled breath condense and become visible due to the cold temperature of the surrounding air.

Example Sentences

"Winter is definitely on the way. I could see my breath yesterday."
"Turn up the thermostat! I can see my breath in here!"

Inflected Forms

sees one's breath (present, singular) seeing one's breath (participle, present) saw one's breath (past) seen one's breath (participle, past)

Questions

What does see one's breath mean?: To have the water vapour in one's exhaled breath condense and become visible due to the cold temperature of the surrounding air.

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