breathless
adjective
breath·less
ˈbreth-ləs 
2
3
: oppressive because of no fresh air or breeze
breathlessly
adverb
breathlessness
noun
Examples of breathless in a Sentence
They were breathless with anticipation.
I watched them in breathless wonder.
She describes the scene in breathless prose.
He drove at a breathless pace.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Despite breathless news coverage about the possibility, their comments during weekend TV interviews barely moved the needle.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Her voice went breathless again.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Arsenic and Old Lace moves at a breathless pace with our leading man's escalating horrific discoveries.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breathless
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“Breathless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathless. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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breathless
adjective
breath·less
ˈbreth-ləs
1
a
: not breathing
2
a
: panting or gasping for breath
3
: difficult to bear because of lack of fresh air or breeze
a hot breathless day
breathlessly
adverb
breathlessness
noun
Medical Definition
breathless
adjective
breath·less
ˈbreth-ləs
1
: panting or gasping for breath
2
: suffering from dyspnea
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