breath´less|ly

breath´less|ly
breath|less «BREHTH lihs», adjective.
1. out of breath; breathing with difficulty; panting: »

The messenger burst in, so breathless he could hardly speak. Running up stairs very fast made him breathless.

2. unable to breathe freely because of fear, amazement, interest, or excitement: »

The beauty of the scenery left her breathless. The holy time is quiet as a nun Breathless with adoration (Wordsworth).

3. without breath; lifeless; dead: »

The nymphs about the breathless body wait (John Dryden).

4. without a breeze; motionless: »

the breathless air of a hot summer day.

breath´less|ly, adverb.
breath´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • breath|less — «BREHTH lihs», adjective. 1. out of breath; breathing with difficulty; panting: »The messenger burst in, so breathless he could hardly speak. Running up stairs very fast made him breathless. 2. unable to breathe freely because of fear, amazement …   Useful english dictionary

  • breath´less|ness — breath|less «BREHTH lihs», adjective. 1. out of breath; breathing with difficulty; panting: »The messenger burst in, so breathless he could hardly speak. Running up stairs very fast made him breathless. 2. unable to breathe freely because of fear …   Useful english dictionary

  • breath·less — …   Useful english dictionary

  • breath — breath; breath·er; breath·i·ness; breath·ing; breath·ing·ly; breath·less; breath·less·ness; Breath·a·ly·zer; breath·able; breath·a·bil·i·ty; breath·less·ly; breath·tak·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter — North American box art Developer(s) Capcom Production Studio 3 Publisher(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Breath (play) — Breath is a notably short stage work by Samuel Beckett. An altered version was first included in Kenneth Tynan s revue Oh! Calcutta! , at the Eden Theatre in New York City on June 16, 1969. The UK premiere was at the Close Theatre Club in Glasgow …   Wikipedia

  • Breath (film) — Infobox Korean Film name = Breath director = Kim Ki duk writer = Kim Ki duk starring = Chang Chen Park Ji ah music = Kim Myeong jong cinematography = Seong Jong mu editing = Wang Su an distributor = Sponge released = April 26, 2007 runtime = 84… …   Wikipedia

  • breath-holding spell — sudden cessation of breathing with loss of consciousness, usually in a young child, often in reaction to an emotional trauma such as scolding or startle. The most common kind is the cyanotic breath holding spell in which the child becomes… …   Medical dictionary

  • One Deep Breath — Studio album by Bradley Joseph Released February 14, 2002 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”