Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the breath

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
un-der- the breath
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does under the breath mean?
under one's breath; spoken very softly

How to pronounce under the breath

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