Meaning & use
Breathers
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Short pauses taken to rest or catch one's breath during an activity.
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The coach called for breathers every ten minutes during the drill.
We took a few breathers on the steep climb up the trail.
A note on using this word
Used informally, "breathers" often appears in the phrase "take a breather," meaning to pause briefly.
Words with a similar meaning
breaksrests
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