breathless

(bret̸hlis)

adjective

  1. without breath
  2. Old Poet. no longer breathing; dead
  3. out of breath; panting or gasping
  4. unable to breathe easily because of excitement, fear, etc.
  5. of or characteristic of writing having a light, superficial, or dramatic, fast-paced style intended to excite the interest of the reader
  6. still and heavy, as the air; stifling

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See breathless in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.
  2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: a breathless audience.
  3. Causing or capable of causing the suspension of regular breathing; tense or exciting: a breathless flight.
  4. a. Not breathing; without breath.
    b. Dead.
  5. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.

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  • breathˈless·ly adverb
  • breathˈless·ness noun

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