Breath-catching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Breath-catching is an adjective meaning Inspiring awe or deep admiration; impressive.
Meaning
Inspiring awe or deep admiration; impressive.
More Meanings
- Extremely frightening or overwhelming.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breath, catching.
Example Sentences
For here was a vista that was breath-catching and inspiring, a wholly new thing come into the world.
Donal Henahan reported that her performance of it was “breath-catching in its vocal warmth and emotional power.”
He was moving towards her with a purposefully predatory stride, stopping only when he was breath-catching inches away from her.
To cap the feat, their leader made a breath-catching descent by what mountain men call a rappel, riding down a rope almost 400 feet.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include awestriking, daunting, awe-inspiring, wonder-striking, awesome, jaw-dropping.
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