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Definition of Breathless
1. Adjective. Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty. "Followed the match with breathless interest"
Similar to: Asphyxiating, Smothering, Suffocating, Suffocative, Blown, Pursy, Short-winded, Winded
Also: Unventilated
Antonyms: Breathing
Derivative terms: Breathlessness, Dyspnea, Dyspnoea
2. Adjective. Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing. "Breathtaking adventure"
3. Adjective. Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse. "Pulseless and dead"
Definition of Breathless
1. a. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
Definition of Breathless
1. Adjective. Having difficulty breathing; gasping. ¹
2. Adjective. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.). ¹
3. Adjective. Not breathing; apparently dead. ¹
4. Adjective. Having no wind; still, calm or airless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Breathless
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Medical Definition of Breathless
1. 1. Spent with labour or violent action; out of breath. 2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention. "But breathless, as we grow when feeling most." (Byron) 3. Dead; as, a breathless body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)