Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's breath back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
get one's breath back
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start breathing normally again after physical exercise.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's breath back (present, singular) getting one's breath back (participle, present) got one's breath back (participle, past) got one's breath back (past)

Synonyms

catch one's breath

Questions

What does get one's breath back mean?
To start breathing normally again after physical exercise.

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