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- Dictionarybreathless/ˈbrɛθləs/
adjective
- 1. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion: "the climb left me breathless" Similar
- 2. (of the air) not stirred by any wind or breeze; stiflingly still: "the warm breathless air"
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us/ˈbreθ·ləs/ Add to word listAdd to word list. breathing too fast, and therefore unable to get enough air into your lungs to be comfortable: She was breathless with excitement. (Definition of breathless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of breathless. breathless.
1. a. : not breathing. b. : dead. 2. a. : panting or gasping for breath. b. : gripped with emotion. breathless in anticipation. c. : intense, gripping. breathless eagerness. breathless prose. d. : very rapid or strenuous. go at a breathless pace. e. : marked by intense or unremitting activity. a breathless schedule.
having difficulty in breathing; making it difficult for somebody to breathe. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs. They maintained a breathless (= very fast) pace for half an hour. The dance left her feeling breathless and weak.
If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, because you have been running, for example. I was breathless after the race. American English : breathless / ˈbrɛθlɪs /
adjective. us / ˈbreθ.ləs / uk / ˈbreθ.ləs / Add to word list. not able to breathe easily: I was breathless after climbing the stairs. That one kiss had left her breathless with excitement. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing. aerobic. asphyxiation. aspirate. breathable.
Breathless definition: without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting. See examples of BREATHLESS used in a sentence.
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.
Definitions of breathless. adjective. 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”. synonyms: dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic. asphyxiating.
breathless meaning, definition, what is breathless: having difficulty breathing, especially ...: Learn more.
adjective. uk/ˈbreθləs/us. not able to breathe enough. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. breathlessly. adverb. (Definition of breathless from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of breathless.
