breathless
adjective
without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting.
breathlessly
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a word derived from
breathless.
Example Sentences
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The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Across Wall Street, strategists have been breathlessly gaming out various scenarios for markets and the global economy.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
“These prediction markets you are breathlessly defending are gambling—pure and simple.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Apparently, Usha said, ‘This is what our life should actually be like,'” Lambert breathlessly claimed.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2025
I watched breathlessly as it came to an ancient oak tree, a hundred years old and massive as a greystone.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
