Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having difficulty breathing; gasping.

    atemlos

    запы́хавшийсяzapýxavšijsja, задыха́ющийсяzadyxájuščijsja

    not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

  2. That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).

    atemlos

    затаи́вший дыха́ние/духzataívšij dyxánije/dux

  3. Not breathing; dead or apparently so.

    бездыха́нныйbezdyxánnyj

    appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

  4. Having no wind; still, calm or airless.

    неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj, безве́тренныйbezvétrennyj

  5. Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. I feel a little breathless.

  2. They ran until they were breathless.

  3. Anne climbed the ladder amid breathless silence.

  4. When I saw him, I was breathless.

  5. He was watching the scene with breathless interest.

    ruОн смотрел на сцену, затаив дыхание. — ae5s

    deEr betrachtete die Szene mit angehaltenem Atem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
having difficulty breathing; gasping:
that makes one hold one's breath:
not breathing; apparently dead:
having no wind; still, calm or airless:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having difficulty breathing; gasping:

Forms

more breathless, most breathless
Comparativemore breathless Lesson
Superlativemost breathless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse:inanimatepulseless
  • not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty:dyspneicdyspnoeicdyspnealdyspnoeal
  • tending to cause suspension of regular breathing:breathtaking

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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