adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wait with bated breath (= while feeling very anxious or excited )
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She waited with bated breath to see what he would say.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From July onwards the town of Whaddon had waited with bated breath.
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I was waiting with bated breath for him to say something, anything, that wasn't a cliche.
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Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade - the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares.
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So now I wait with bated breath.