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   breathless

   /ˈbrɛθləs/

   adjective

   • 1. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion: "the climb left me breathless" Similar out of breathpantingpuffinggasping (for breath)huffing and puffingpuffing and blowingpuffedpuffed outgulping (for breath)wheezingwheezychokingwindedshort of breathshort-windedexhaustedtired outinformal:out of puff
   • ▪ feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings: "she was breathless with shock" Similar agogall agogeagerexpectantopen-mouthedwaiting with bated breathon the edge of one's seaton tenterhooksin suspenseon pins and needleson edgeexcitedimpatient
   • 2. (of the air) not stirred by any wind or breeze; stiflingly still: "the warm breathless air"

   Derivatives

   • 1. breathlessness noun

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