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out of breath

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Breathing with difficulty, panting, gasping. For example, After five flights of stairs I'm out of breath. This slightly hyperbolic term (since literally running out of breath means one is dead) dates from the late 1500s. Also see catch one's breath.

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Words nearby out of breath

outnumber, out of a clear blue sky, out-of-body, out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out of breath, out of business, out of character, out of circulation, out of commission, out of condition
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Words related to out of breath

breathless, panting, winded, dyspneic, short-winded