breathless
breathless
Definition
breath·less (bret̸h′lis)
adjective
- without breath
- Old Poet. no longer breathing; dead
- out of breath; panting or gasping
- unable to breathe easily because of excitement, fear, etc.
- of or characteristic of writing having a light, superficial, or dramatic, fast-paced style intended to excite the interest of the reader
- still and heavy, as the air; stifling
breath′·lessly adverb
breath′·less·ness noun
breathless
Synonyms
breathless
modif.
Antonyms
breathless
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- exertion: It is normal to become breathless on physical exertion.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- leave: The last pas de deux will leave the viewer quite breathless!
Modifies a noun
- hush: And -- breathless hush and all that -- James Utechin fought out the final over.
- anticipation: I enlisted the services of a Doula and started with breathless anticipation to plan my home birth.
- excitement: The rhythm for " Amen " creates a sense of breathless excitement.
- prose: Reading the hype I smile and wonder how much of the breathless prose is a real representation of the original review?
- silence: The highly successful pageant ends with " a breathless silence in the hall " .
- pace: Talbott shows an impressive grasp of the breathless pace of change in our society that computers have wrought.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: Feeling slightly breathless at my exertion, I find myself in a carriage with several people wearing London Marathon medals around their necks.
- somewhat: However, for the last seventy or eighty yards, a somewhat breathless charge with fixed bayonets was organized.
- almost: In contrast " One Of These Days " is a slow almost breathless song telling of desperate longing for better times.
- rather: Thursday 19th August 10.00 BST - This morning's report from a rather breathless Will Travers.
- quite: The last pas de deux will leave the viewer quite breathless!
- little: Stan has to subdue Reb, which leaves him a little breathless.
Used with adjective complement
- feel: Feeling slightly breathless at my exertion, I find myself in a carriage with several people wearing London Marathon medals around their necks.
- become: For example, asthma sufferers can become breathless carrying heavy things or climbing stairs.
- leave: Through your eyes and emotion you will be left breathless every time you watch your Grand Cinema RTX.
- get: The attached pic shows Malcolm Moss getting breathless for a good cause.
- sit: For a moment or two I sat breathless, hardly able to believe my ears.
Preposition: with
- excitement: This full day program will leave you breathless with excitement.
breathless Quotes
Breathless and bewildered like an old ladyat a busy intersection.
Breathless, we flung us on the windy hill. Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
Browse dictionary entries near breathless
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