out of breath

out of breath
phrasal
: gasping for breath (as after strenuous activity) : breathing very rapidly

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out of breath
1. Having difficulty in breathing
2. Panting from exertion, etc
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Main Entry:breath

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out of breath phrase
breathing fast and with difficulty, for example because you have been running

She was out of breath from climbing the stairs.

Thesaurus: describing or relating to breathinghyponym
Main entry: breath

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gasping for air, typically after exercise

he arrived on the top floor out of breath

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out of ˈbreath idiom
having difficulty breathing after exercise

We were out of breath after only five minutes.

Main entry:breathidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Out of breath — Breath Breath (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br[=ae][eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. {Brawn}, and {Breed}.] 1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • out-of-breath — adj. breathing laboriously or convulsively. [predicate] Syn: gasping, panting, pursy, short winded, winded. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • out of breath — ► out of breath gasping for air. Main Entry: ↑breath …   English terms dictionary

  • out of breath — short of breath, puffing, out of breath    She was out of breath after climbing the stairs …   English idioms

  • out\ of\ breath — adj or adv. phr. Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs. The mile run left Bill out of breath …   Словарь американских идиом

  • out of breath — adjective breathing with difficulty We were all out of breath when we got to the summit …   Wiktionary

  • out of breath — be tired and breathing quickly. He was out of breath after running from the station …   Idioms and examples

  • out of breath — breathing with difficulty. Bill was completely out of breath after moving the desk upstairs …   New idioms dictionary

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