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bated
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
bated
(adjective)
breath
(noun)
bated
/
ˈ
beɪtəd/
adjective
bated
/
ˈ
beɪtəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BATED
with bated breath
:
in a nervous and excited state because you do not know what will happen
They waited for the answer
with bated breath
. [=they nervously waited for the answer]
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