breathless

breath·less

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

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breathless

adjective

Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.
a. Excited or tense, often to the point of holding the breath: a breathless audience.
b. Tense or exciting, often in causing or being characterized by holding of the breath: breathless anticipation.
a. Not breathing; without breath.
b. Dead.
Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.

Related Forms:

breath′less·ly
adverb

breath′less·ness
noun

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