breathless
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɹɛθləs/
breathless
- Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
- That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
- 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, The Mystery of the Vaults
- The plane buzzed on at a breathless speed. Bob had been in a plane before, and he had no fear. Indeed, but for the strange circumstances, he would have enjoyed that breathless rush through space.
- 1934, Frank Richards, The Magnet, The Mystery of the Vaults
- Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
- Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
- Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
- German: atemlos
- Russian: запы́хавшийся
- Spanish: jadeante, sin aliento
- Russian: бездыха́нный
- Russian: неподви́жный
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