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breathless
breath·less B0469800 (brĕth′lĭs)adj.1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running.2. 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.3. a. Not breathing; without breath.b. Dead.4. Having no air or breeze; still: a breathless summer day.
breath′less·ly adv.breath′less·ness n.breathless (ˈbrɛθlɪs) adj1. out of breath; gasping, etc2. holding one's breath or having it taken away by excitement, etc: a breathless confrontation. 3. (esp of the atmosphere) motionless and stifling4. rare lifeless; dead ˈbreathlessly adv ˈbreathlessness nbreath•less (ˈbrɛθ lɪs)
adj. 1. without breath; gasping; panting. 2. with the breath held, as in suspense. 3. causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension: a breathless ride. 4. dead; lifeless. 5. motionless or still, as air without a breeze. [1350–1400] breath′less•ly, adv. breath′less•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | breathless - not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeicunventilated - not ventilated; "stuffy unventilated rooms"breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic - passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone" | | 2. | breathless - tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure"breathtakingexciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip" | | 3. | breathless - appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"pulseless, inanimatedead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
breathlessadjective1. out of breath, winded, exhausted, panting, gasping, puffed, choking, gulping, wheezing, out of puff (informal), out of whack (informal), puffing and blowing, short-winded I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was fast.2. excited, anxious, curious, eager, enthusiastic, impatient, agog, on tenterhooks, in suspense We were breathless with anticipation.breathlessadjectiveMarked by an absence of circulating air:airless, breezeless, still, windless.Translationsbreath (breθ) noun1. the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs. My dog's breath smells terrible. 呼吸, 氣息 呼吸，气息 2. an act of breathing. Take a deep breath. 呼吸 呼吸ˈbreathless adjective having difficulty in breathing normally. His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill. 氣喘吁吁的 气喘吁吁的ˈbreathlessly adverb 氣喘吁吁地 气喘吁吁地ˈbreathlessness noun 氣喘吁吁 气喘吁吁，喘不过气来 hold one's breath to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard). He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat. 屏住氣 屏住气out of breath breathless (through running etc). I'm out of breath after climbing all these stairs. 上氣不接下氣 上气不接下气under one's breath in a whisper. He swore under his breath. 低聲地 低声地
breath is a noun: He held his breath .
breathe is a verb: He found it difficult to breathe . EncyclopediaSeebreathbreathless
breathless (1) Out of breath, due to exercise or other form of exertion.
(2) Holding one’s breath due to fear, anticipation or profound interest.
(3) Not breathing; dead.LegalSeeBreathbreathless
Synonyms for breathlessadj out of breathSynonyms- out of breath
- winded
- exhausted
- panting
- gasping
- puffed
- choking
- gulping
- wheezing
- out of puff
- out of whack
- puffing and blowing
- short-winded
adj excitedSynonyms- excited
- anxious
- curious
- eager
- enthusiastic
- impatient
- agog
- on tenterhooks
- in suspense
Synonyms for breathlessadj marked by an absence of circulating airSynonyms- airless
- breezeless
- still
- windless
Synonyms for breathlessadj not breathing or able to breathe except with difficultySynonyms- dyspneal
- dyspneic
- dyspnoeal
- dyspnoeic
Related WordsAntonymsadj tending to cause suspension of regular breathingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj appearing deadSynonymsRelated Words |