noun

breeze

breez

noun

A light, pleasant wind.

"A cool breeze drifted in from the sea."

"Open a window to let the breeze through."

Something that is very easy to do.

"The exam was a breeze compared to last year's."

verb

To move somewhere quickly and confidently, without effort.

"She breezed into the meeting twenty minutes late, unbothered."

"He breezed through the interview."

How to Use Breeze

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA gentle wind, or (informally) something effortless, or moving somewhere casually and confidently.

Common pairings

a gentle breeze a breeze to do breeze through something breeze in/out

Word Forms

breezed past tense, breezed past tense, breezes plural, breezes plural, breezes plural, Breezes plural, breezes singular, breezes singular

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A cool _____ drifted in from the sea.

Etymology

Likely from an old nautical word for a light wind, borrowed into English via sailors' language from a Spanish or French source — the exact trail is disputed by etymologists.

Synonyms

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Rhymes for breeze

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