Tom awaited the news with bated breath.
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Bated
/ˈbeɪtɪd/
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8 entriesbated anticipationbated breathbated curiositybated expectancybated expectationbated reliefbated silencebated suspense
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With bated breath and crouching figures they stumbled across the garden, and gained the shelter of the hedge, which they skirted until they came to the gap which opened into the cornfield.
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We waited with bated breath.
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We were waiting with bated breath.
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