breathless[adjective]Synonyms:- out of breath, gasping, gulping, panting, short-winded, spent, wheezing
- excited, eager, on tenterhooks, open-mouthed, with bated breath
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
breath‧less /ˈbreθləs/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
breath,
breather,
breathing;
adjective:
breathless,
breathy;
verb:
breathe;
adverb:
breathlessly]
1. having difficulty breathing, especially because you are very tired, excited, or frightened:
The long climb left Jan feeling breathless.breathless with They waited, breathless with anticipation.2. written excited:
His first novel drew breathless superlatives from critics.3. at (a) breathless pace/speed extremely fast
4. literary unpleasantly hot, with no fresh air or wind:
the breathless heat of a midsummer night in Rome—breathlessly adverb—breathlessness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲