breastful
9.9
A large breath or gulp that fills the chest
- noun
- /ˈbrɛstfəl/
- Archaic
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aliento
- After running up the hill, he paused to take a breastful of fresh air.
Examples
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She drank a deep breastful of water and wiped her lips before speaking.
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He took a deep breastful of fresh air.
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The diver surfaced, gasping for a breastful before diving again.
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The child drank a breastful of milk.
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The child took a long breastful of milk before settling down for a nap.
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After swimming, she gasped for a breastful of air before diving back underwater.
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He paused to savor a refreshing breastful of cool water on a hot day.
Synonyms
lungful
vsbreastful
2
3.1
The air you take in one breath
refers to liquid rather than air in a single breath or gulp
throatful
vsbreastful
8.0
A large mouthful of liquid you can swallow in one gulp
fills the deeper breathing area rather than the upper swallowing passage
chestful
vsbreastful
6.6
A deep breath that fills the lungs with air
refers to liquid filling the upper body cavity rather than air after deep inhale
How Full
Surface Forms
breastful singular
breastfuls plural
Morphology
Etymology
Breastful joins breast ('chest') and -ful ('full of'), like mouthful or handful, so a breastful is the amount that fills your chest in a single breath or gulp.