breathless
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Britannica Dictionary definition of BREATHLESS
1
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unable to take enough air into your lungs
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breathing very hard because you are trying to get more air
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The workout left me breathless. [=(more commonly) out of breath]
2
a
:
full of emotion
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They were breathless with anticipation.
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I watched them in breathless wonder.
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She describes the scene in breathless prose.
b
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very fast
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He drove at a breathless pace.
c
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full of activity
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a breathless schedule
— breathlessly
adverb-
The hike left me panting breathlessly.
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He breathlessly reported every detail of the accident.
— breathlessness
noun [noncount]-
She complained of breathlessness. [=(more commonly) shortness of breath]
