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- Dictionarybreathless/ˈbrɛθləs/
adjective
- 1. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion: "the climb left me breathless" Similar
- 2. (of the air) not stirred by any wind or breeze; stiflingly still: "the warm breathless air"
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: very rapid or strenuous. go at a breathless pace. e. : marked by intense or unremitting activity. a breathless schedule. 3. : oppressive because of no fresh air or breeze. breathlessly adverb. breathlessness noun. Synonyms. close.
adjective. us / ˈbreθ·ləs / Add to word list. breathing too fast, and therefore unable to get enough air into your lungs to be comfortable: She was breathless with excitement. (Definition of breathless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of breathless. breathless.
adjective. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty. “ breathless at thought of what I had done” “ breathless from running” “followed the match with breathless interest” synonyms: dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic. asphyxiating. tending to deprive of oxygen. smothering, suffocating, suffocative.
If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, because you have been running, for example. I was breathless after the race. American English : breathless / ˈbrɛθlɪs /
Breathless definition: without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting. See examples of BREATHLESS used in a sentence.
1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running. 2. a. Excited or tense, often to the point of holding the breath: a breathless audience. b. Tense or exciting, often in causing or being characterized by holding of the breath: breathless anticipation. 3. a. Not breathing; without breath. b. Dead. 4.
Breathless Definition. brĕthlĭs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Excited or tense, often to the point of holding the breath. A breathless audience. American Heritage. Out of breath; panting or gasping. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Without breath. Webster's New World.
breathless meaning, definition, what is breathless: having difficulty breathing, especially ...: Learn more.
Definition of breathless – Learner’s Dictionary. breathless. adjective. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ˈbreθləs / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. not able to breathe enough. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
having difficulty in breathing; making it difficult for somebody to breathe. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs. They maintained a breathless (= very fast) pace for half an hour. The medication was making me feel breathless and dizzy. Extra Examples. Topics Health problems c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
