| a. | 1. | Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath. |
| 2. | Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; | |
| 3. | Dead; |
| Adj. | 1. | breathless - 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" |
| 2. | breathless - tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; "a breathless flight"; "breathtaking adventure" Synonyms: breathtaking | |
| 3. | breathless - appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" |
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