shallowly
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4.6
- adverb
- /ˈʃæloʊli/
:
superficialmente
- Too many people breathe shallowly, and breathing deeply through the nose is also a a great stress reliever.
- shallowly rooted
So lots of examples, but sort of shallowly sitting on top of them.
- So lots of examples, but sort of shallowly sitting on top of them.
- But again, we're shallowly tilling to aerate that top layer of soil.
- And that is important because we tend to read foreign developments as they relate to the Internet shallowly.
Examples
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The woman was breathing shallowly.
Fiction book (2002) -
Pete's breathing shallowly, on the verge of tears or screaming—or both.
Fiction book (2001) -
George was breathing shallowly through an open mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
I think about this and find myself breathing quickly, shallowly.
Fiction book (1996) -
I was breathing shallowly, rapidly.
Fiction book (1999) -
His breath came shallowly, and he had difficulty speaking.
Fiction book (2001) -
" Tanner sat very still, breathing shallowly and staring straight ahead.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Do you want to know the hour and place of your death?" Solomon froze for a moment, breathing shallowly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Though the air was fragrant with the aged scent of old bracken, Brys breathed only shallowly.
Fiction book (1992) -
The doctor advised her to breathe shallowly during the anxiety attack to help calm herself.
Synonyms
14
5.3
In a way that only looks at the surface and not deeply
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shallowly comes from the adjective shallow, which means 'not deep', plus the ending -ly, which turns it into 'in a ... way'. So to do something shallowly is to do it 'near the surface' or without real depth, like shallow breathing or a shallow idea.