breathily
With airy voice
In a breathy manner—with an audible rush of air accompanying speech or singing.
A voice described as breathily spoken carries whispered, intimate, or exerted qualities: She laughed breathily into the phone.
The word often suggests seductiveness or exhaustion.
Speech without full voice
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- sighAudible emotional breath
- hushedReduced to silence
- soft-spokenSpeaking quietly, gently
husky · sultry · intimate · purr · coo · gasp · pant · raspy
Closely personal or private
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- romanticConducive to love
provocative · alluring · enticing · suggestive · flirtatious · teasing · arousing · smoldering
whisper
Speech without full voice
soft-spoken · husky · sultry · intimate · purr · coo · gasp · pant · raspy · hoarse
intimate
Closely personal or private
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
romantic · provocative · alluring · enticing · suggestive · flirtatious · teasing · arousing · smoldering · heated
panting
Rapid labored breathing
huffing · puffing · winded · exerted · labored · asthmatic · heaving · gulping · rasping · strained
breathilyloudly
With great volume
boisterously · thunderously · rowdily · resonantly · stridently
breathilyclearly
Without ambiguity
crisply · resonantly · sonorously · ringingly · richly
breathilyforcefully
With strong intensity
vigorously · robustly · boldly · heartily · lustily
- deep breathingDeliberate slow inhalation practice
- heavy breathingLoud, effortful respiration
- breathing inAir entering lungs
- breathing roomSpace for relief
- breathing spellBrief rest interval
- breathing outExpulsion of air