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/ʃɔːtˈwɪndɪd/ · adjective
Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath..
it is […] what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and shortwinded elations of men.
Use short-winded when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Short-winded means Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath..
Common synonyms include pursy, gasping, breathless, blown.
Possible antonyms include long-winded.
it is […] what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and shortwinded elations of men.
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