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breathless
[ breth-lis ]
adjective
- without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting:
We were breathless after the steep climb.
- with the breath held, as in suspense, astonishment, fear, or the like:
breathless listeners of the mystery story.
- causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension:
a breathless ride.
- dead; lifeless.
- motionless or still, as air without a breeze:
a breathless summer day.
breathless
/ ˈɛθɪ /
adjective
- out of breath; gasping, etc
- holding one's breath or having it taken away by excitement, etc
a breathless confrontation
- (esp of the atmosphere) motionless and stifling
- rare.lifeless; dead
Derived Forms
- ˈٳԱ, noun
- ˈٳ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳl· adverb
- ٳl·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of breathless1
Example Sentences
Later that night, Brightman called Graves to check in, breathless with anticipation.
His voice was breathless as he thanked the Catholic faithful for their prayers.
His voice, as he thanked the faithful for their rosary prayers for his health, was breathless and weak.
"We will come into work and find patients really suffering – in pain, breathless, agitated or with nausea and vomiting. It is hard to over-state how lamentably badly-resourced palliative care services are."
He said: "I'm not limited to oxygen tanks and walking for a few minutes without getting breathless."
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