breeze

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From French word brise

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Singular
breeze

Plural
breezes

breeze (plural breezes)

  1. (meteorology) A gentle to moderate wind.
    The breeze rustled the papers on her desk.
  2. Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
    After studying Latin, Spanish was a breeze.
  3. (cricket) The wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
  4. Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.

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Infinitive
to breeze

Third person singular
breezes

Simple past
breezed

Past participle
breezed

Present participle
breezing

to breeze (third-person singular simple present breezes, present participle breezing, simple past and past participle breezed)

  1. (usually with "along"): To move casually, in a carefree manner, but not slowly.
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