1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
breezed; breezing
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
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Examples of breeze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
that assignment will be a breeze
Verb
Look who just breezed in!
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
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Jay Ganglani, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
Will McGough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Areas To Visit Kingstown Visitors tend to breeze through Kingstown, but don't be so quick to count out the country's capital.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Yet, a rare recent cold snap has seen residents of the kingdom’s capital throwing on extra layers and enjoying the cool winter breeze.
—Jay Ganglani, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
The roll out was interrupted by the pandemic, but its fruit is now in bloom, up and running in all New York City subway stations.
Walk down the subway stairs, approach the turnstile, and tap your credit or debit card, smart phone, or wearable device to breeze through.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Areas To Visit Kingstown Visitors tend to breeze through Kingstown, but don't be so quick to count out the country's capital.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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breeze
1 of 2 noun1
: a gentle wind
2
: something easy to do
the test was a breeze
breeze
2 of 2 verb
breezed; breezing
1
: to move quickly and lightly
look who just breezed in
2
: to proceed easily
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