 breathless |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty | |
| Synonyms: | dyspneic dyspnoeal dyspnoeic dyspneal | |
| Examples: | "breathless at thought of what I had done" "breathless from running" "followed the match with breathless interest" |
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| Related terms: | breathing blown blown choking asphyxiating unventilated | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] tending to cause suspension of regular breathing | |
| Synonyms: | breathtaking | |
| Examples: | "a breathless flight" "breathtaking adventure" |
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| Related terms: | exciting | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse | |
| Synonyms: | pulseless inanimate | |
| Examples: | "an inanimate body" "pulseless and dead" |
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| Related terms: | dead | |
| Similar spelling: |
breathlessly brattle brothel bradley breathalyze breathalyse breathalyser broadtail broadleaf |
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