Definitions for breathless

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breathless breath·less

Spelling: [breth-lis]

IPA: /ˈbrɛθ lɪs/

Breathless is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 817 anagrams from letters in breathless (abeehlrsst).

Definitions for breathless

adjective

1. without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting:
2. with the breath held, as in suspense, astonishment, fear, or the like:
3. causing loss of breath, as from excitement, anticipation, or tension:
4. dead; lifeless.
5. motionless or still, as air without a breeze:

Origin of breathless

First recorded in 1350-1400, breathless is from the Middle English word brethles. See breath, -less

Examples for breathless

There was a sort of breathless touch in the air of the room.

It is only the true lover to whom the breathing form is as sacred as the breathless.

Whether it's breathless coverage of the New Black Panthers, or reports of vote buying in Mississippi, recent examples abound.

The community in which you were raised does not gather around the television set every four years for a solid, breathless month.

The Countess, breathless from dancing, burst in upon the little group.

A crowd of silent men had gathered about the box in a breathless wait.

At his shows, I remember there being a hushed, breathless anticipation as we waited to see which song Smith would play next.

Suddenly, you are crying, breathless, raging, and on quieter days just going through the motions.

After a breathless waiting period in which the infected were quarantined, none of the six fell ill.

Kitty dropped on the floor at Helen's feet; the hush in the room was breathless.