breathless

B1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈbɹɛθləs/
adj Freq #19403

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having difficulty breathing, especially after effort.

    She was breathless after climbing the steep hill.

  2. 2
    adj

    So exciting that it almost takes your breath away.

    The match built to a breathless finish in the final minutes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · so exciting that it almost... breathtaking
Word family
Forms breathlessly
Derived forms breathlesslybreathlessness

Etymology

From breath + -less.

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