Mouth-breathe

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To breathe through the mouth.

    "This problem may be increased if the individual mouth-breathes, which causes the secretions to dry and become thicker."

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"This problem may be increased if the individual mouth-breathes, which causes the secretions to dry and become thicker."

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