catch-breath

noun

A pause to take a breath.

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Meanings

nouncatch-breath (plural catch-breaths)

plural catch-breaths · alternative catch breath

  1. singingbroadcastingA pause to take a breath.

    […] it is possible to obtain the desired effect by allowing sections or individuals within a section to take an unobtrusive catch-breath at different times.

    1940, Van Ambrose Christy, Glee Club and Chorus: A Handbook, page 55
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APA

catch-breath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-breath

MLA

“catch-breath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-breath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch-breath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch-breath.

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