catch-breath

See also: catch breath

English

Alternative forms

catch breath

Noun

catch-breath (plural catch-breaths)

(drama, singing) A pause to take a breath.
- 1940, Van Ambrose Christy, Glee Club and Chorus: A Handbook, page 55:
  […] it is possible to obtain the desired effect by allowing sections or individuals within a section to take an unobtrusive catch-breath at different times.

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