Synonyms for breathless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : breth-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɛθ lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for breathless Other synonyms for the word breathless
Définition of breathless
Origin :- late 14c., "unable to breathe," from breath + -less. Meaning "out of breath, panting" is from mid-15c. Used from 1590s in the sense "dead." Meaning "forgetting to breathe due to excitement, awe, anticipation, etc." is recorded from 1802. Related: Breathlessly; breathlessness.
- adj unable to respire normally
- adj astounded
- It is only the true lover to whom the breathing form is as sacred as the breathless.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- There was a sort of breathless touch in the air of the room.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Kitty dropped on the floor at Helen's feet; the hush in the room was breathless.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The Countess, breathless from dancing, burst in upon the little group.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- A crowd of silent men had gathered about the box in a breathless wait.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- We worked like demons in hell, and in an atmosphere almost as hot and breathless.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Miss Susan spread open the sheets with an air of breathless delight.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Breathless, at last he paused at the top of the third flight.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The lagging crowd of listeners paused, breathless, to lose no word.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Woburn had broken down the door, and stood torn and breathless in the breach.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
Antonyms for breathless
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