breathe a word

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breathe a word

verb breathes a word · breathing a word · breathed a word

  1. idiomatic, in the negative To divulge even part of a secret (usually used with a negative). I warn you not to breathe a word of this to anyone, or else!

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Françaisne souffler mot
Deutschein Wort verlieren

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@misc{breathe_a_word_2026,
  title = {breathe a word},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breathe%20a%20word},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}