Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stagger breathe
nounstagger breathing (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmenta technique for choir singers and wind instrument players as part of an ensemble, by which no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect
Synonyms: staggered breathing
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna technique for choir singers and wind instrument players as part of an ensemble, by which no breath gaps can be heard in favour of a continuous sound effect
Similar
staggered breathing
Translations
Swedish körandning
- körandninga music breathing technique
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stagger breathing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stagger%20breathing
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“stagger breathing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stagger%20breathing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stagger breathing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stagger%20breathing.
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