Breathily

IX He leaned back and called breathily upward, "arethos, imedshud! intob coom." ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1984)

Sharon's bass and breathily intoned vocals are often the crux of a song, and sparseness and restraint always the watchwords, with even guest Johnny Marr reining himself in so his guitar sinuously entwines with the bass and synth lines on Can't Put it Down Until it Ends. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Smoothly steering between R&B and Eurodance, she's breathily seductive on Motivation – by contrast, guest Lil Wayne is positively anaemic – while I'm Dat Chick updates the jumpy minimalism of Destiny's Child's No, No, No. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Her breathily sexy aria with Creonte (an excellent Iestyn Davies) was one of several show-stoppers. ❋ Fiona Maddocks (2010)

Jesse clapped his hands and hissed breathily to imitate big-auditorium applause, very convincing. ❋ Bill Roorbach (2012)

Demolition is a gorgeously quirky melodic delight with a breathily affecting vocal that is Debbie Harry-ish in its Warholian knowingness. ❋ Paul Lester (2010)

“This is just like Journey to the Center of the Earth,” Eliza said breathily, tingling from head to toe. ❋ Kate Brian (2010)

Arnold Roper whistled breathily while he boiled his kettle and spooned instant own-brand economy-pack coffee into the old blue souvenir from Brixham. ❋ Allie Dresser (2010)

There under the pen name “Meg Merrilies,” she began publishing her breathily apostrophizing poetry—“San Francisco, city of mists and dreams!” ❋ JR. ROY MORRIS (2010)

"Told ya" said Ginny at little breathily, rolling through a contraction. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

Nature's voluptuous courtesan, scented like opium wine, reclines in silken, pink&white kimono on a leafy chaise the shade of too-ripe limes and beckons breathily to some kind stranger ❋ Unknown (2009)

- We'll tut and shake our heads at the sheer naivete of the contestant who breathily pronounces "I deserve to win because I want this soooo much" (it's a talent show, not a faith show); ❋ Unknown (2009)

Only the gas flame flickering breathily on the hearth while Linda sipped at her drink in short, hurried gulps. ❋ Maritta Wolff (2009)

"If [I] had any inkling of this ..." she said breathily. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though North's manner is breathily sincere, though his eyes get doelike and dewyon cue, his approach is anything but sunny and Reaganesque. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Diamond, in her madras blazer and jeans, furrows her brow and speaks softly, breathily. ❋ Kay Olson (2007)