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breathless

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/ˈbrɛθləs/
Forms:more breathless,most breathless
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unable to breathe easily

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  • The asthma attack left him feeling breathless and struggling for air.
  • Pneumonia can leave patients feeling breathless due to inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs.
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often causes patients to feel breathless, especially during physical exertion.
  • COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory symptoms may become breathless and require oxygen support.
  • The sudden onset of bronchitis left her breathless and coughing uncontrollably.
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causing a person to stop or lose normal breathing from emotion, shock, or intensity

  • The performance left the audience breathless.
  • It was a breathless moment as the winner was announced.
  • The film's final scene was truly breathless.
  • The beauty of the view rendered her breathless.
  • He listened in breathless suspense to the outcome.
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showing no signs of breathing or life

  • They found the victim lying breathless on the ground.
  • The rescuers reached a breathless man pulled from the water.
  • The medic checked the breathless body for a pulse.
  • She bent over the breathless bird, hoping it would move.
  • The diver was pulled up, pale and breathless.