Underbreath
[un-dər-BRETH]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: English, 19th century
1.
Vocalized under one's breath.
Examples of Underbreath in a sentence
"Sharon told Elsie about her blind date in an underbreath voice because they were on the bus."
"When my father left the room, my mother told me in an underbreath whisper what she’d bought him for his birthday."
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