Breathless

Quick meaning: Breathless is an adjective meaning Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

Meaning

Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

More Meanings

1. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
2. Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
3. Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
4. Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.

Example Sentences

The more some of us learn, the harder it gets to take each breathless headline seriously.

In breathless prose that risks making Dr Pachauri, who will be 70 this year, a laughing stock among the serious, high-minded scientists,

By that stage Sevilla were down to 10 men and Jorge Sampaoli, their manager, had been sent to the stands as a breathless encounter started to spiral out of control.

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.

Synonyms for breathless

Depending on context, synonyms include dead, exciting, breathtaking, pursy, smothering, short-winded.

Antonyms for breathless

Common opposites include breathing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pursy, short-winded, winded, panting, gasping, blown.

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