Breathless
['breθlɪs] or ['brɛθləs]
Definition
(adj.) appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; 'an inanimate body'; 'pulseless and dead' .
(adj.) not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; 'breathless at thought of what I had done'; 'breathless from running'; 'followed the match with breathless interest' .
(adj.) tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; 'a breathless flight'; 'breathtaking adventure' .
Typist: Tito--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
(a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.
(a.) Dead; as, a breathless body.
Typist: Wolfgang
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Out of breath.[2]. Dead, lifeless, defunct.
Edited by Leopold
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exhausted, eager, absorbed, fascinated, attentive, bewildered, astounded
ANT:Cool, calm, collected, unexcited, fresh, indifferent, inattentive,unastonished
Checker: Vivian
Examples
- She had her queer, radiant, breathless manner, as if confused by the actual world, unreal to it, having a complete bright world of her self alone. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She paused again, a little breathless with the unwonted length of her speech, and sat with her lips slightly parted and a deep blush on her cheeks. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The umpires were stationed behind the wickets; the scorers were prepared to notch the runs; a breathless silence ensued. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mrs. Bagnet hurried us into a more secluded place and was at first too breathless to proceed, occasioning Mr. Bagnet to say, Old girl! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And Gerald's hand closed warm and sudden over Birkin's, they remained exhausted and breathless, the one hand clasped closely over the other. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He ran across the streets and the great squares of Vanity Fair, and at length came up breathless opposite his own house. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I watched her lovely countenance with breathless anxiety. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- No, she hasn't,' said Nancy, pale and breathless from the scuffle; 'no, she hasn't, Fagin; don't think it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Also his livid lips are parted at last, as if he were breathless with running. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Yet a feeling of awe, a breathless sentiment of wonder, a painful sense of the degradation of humanity, was introduced into every heart. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My mind in that breathless interval felt like a total blank. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I observed, almost breathless. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- But I was too much bewildered between breathless curiosity and surprise, to be sure of it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He appeared on the dark ridge of heathland, like a fly on a Negro, bearing the articles with him, and came up breathless with his walk. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The ghastly, treeless, grassless, breathless canons smothered us as if we had been in an oven. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I could only stand rooted to the floor, looking at her in breathless silence. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I beg, says Sir Leicester in a breathless condition, that we may not comment further on this circumstance. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In short, sir, if you require an apology, I am ready to write one down, if, general, you--and he paused half breathless with fear. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The crowd was breathless, and the girl took down a box and drew out three pairs of baby socks. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Then Pilar came up, so breathless from the climb she could not talk, but only motioned. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It's a heavy load, I can tell you,' said the female, coming up, almost breathless with fatigue. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- With breathless amaze I entered on the gay scene, whose actors were --the lilies glorious as Solomon, Who toil not, neither do they spin. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The kind, warm-hearted Miss Edmond came flying upstairs, and was breathless when she delivered them. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- When he stopped, a breathless policeman grabbed him by the throat and ordered him to drop his parcel and explain matters, as a suspicious character. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There was a good fire in the room, and a breathless smell of warm black crape--I did not know what the smell was then, but I know now. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It was a breathless moment. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We lashed his ankles with cord, and rose breathless from the struggle. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She opened the door and met Maria in the landing place, who, breathless with agitation, cried out-- Oh, my dear Eliza! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- She met Parker on the steps of the hotel, and placed her hand upon his arm, absolutely breathless and speechless. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checker: Vivian