breathless
/ˈbɹɛθləs/ adjective B1- Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
- That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
- Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
- Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
- Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
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That was the breathless burden of his message.
At three in the morning the chief Sussex detective, obeying the urgent call from Sergeant Wilson of Birlstone, arrived from headquarters in a light dog-cart behind a breathless trotter.
de Villefort,” resumed the king, addressing the young man, who, motionless and breathless, was listening to a conversation on which depended the destiny of a kingdom.
That done, we rose to our feet breathless and panting.
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