1 : unable to take enough air into your lungs : breathing very hard because you are trying to get more air
▪ The workout left me breathless. [=(more commonly) out of breath] 2 a : full of emotion
▪ They were breathless with anticipation. ▪ I watched them in breathless wonder. ▪ She describes the scene in breathless prose.
b : very fast
▪ He drove at a breathless pace.
c : full of activity
▪ a breathless schedule
▪ The workout left me breathless. [=(more commonly) out of breath]
▪ They were breathless with anticipation. ▪ I watched them in breathless wonder. ▪ She describes the scene in breathless prose.
b : very fast
▪ He drove at a breathless pace.
c : full of activity
▪ a breathless schedule
— breath·less·ly adverb
▪ The hike left me panting breathlessly. ▪ He breathlessly reported every detail of the accident.
▪ The hike left me panting breathlessly. ▪ He breathlessly reported every detail of the accident.
— breath·less·ness noun [noncount]
▪ She complained of breathlessness. [=(more commonly) shortness of breath]
▪ She complained of breathlessness. [=(more commonly) shortness of breath]







