Shall I bend low, and in a bond-mans key / With bated breath, and whiſpring humbleneſſe, / Say this:
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With bated breath
/wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/
Synonyms for "with bated breath" (64 found)
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abjectlyanticipatinglyanticipativelyanticipatorilyanxiousapprehensiveapprehensivelyasidebashfullybehind the curtainbehind the scenesbehind the veilbetween the teeth
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covertlydiffidentlyexpectantexpectantlyexpectinglyfearfullyfor fear ofhopefullyhumblyin a cornerin a whisperin an asidein darknessin hidlingsin secretin suspensein the backgroundin the darkkeyed up
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tensetimidlytimorouslytremblinglytremulouslyunder the breathunder the roseundercoverundergroundwith breathless expectationwith due deferencewith muscles tense
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[…] with parted lips and bated breath the audience hung upon his words, taking no note of time, rapt in the ghastly fascinations of the tale.
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Speak gently, Ο my son, speak gently now / With 'bated breath^([sic]), speak low.
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The Professor, the master, the supreme chief, he who had to be addressed with bated breath sat with half-opened mouth and staring eyes, leaning forward in his chair, while in front of him the slight young woman shaking her mop of brown hair and wagging an admonitory forefinger, spoke to him as a father speaks to a refractory child.
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