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.

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breath′less·ly
adverb

breath′less·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative more breathless, superlative most breathless)

Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
Not breathing; apparently dead.
Having no wind; still, calm or airless.

Origin

breath +‎ -less

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She gave a breathless laugh.
"You did bite me!" she said in a breathless voice.
One, two!..." said Pierre, and a silence followed: "three!" and a rapturously breathless cry of children's voices filled the room.
Jessi was breathless when she reappeared at the top of the stairs.
He rode across one of the swaying pontoon bridges to the farther side, turned sharply to the left, and galloped in the direction of Kovno, preceded by enraptured, mounted chasseurs of the Guard who, breathless with delight, galloped ahead to clear a path for him through the troops.

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