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Definition of 'be out of breath'
If you are out of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic. There she was, slightly out of breath from running. See full dictionary entry for breath.
4 days ago
out of breath
gasping for air, typically after exercise.
"he arrived on the top floor out of breath"
3 days ago ˇ to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty They were out of breath after their five-mile run. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance.
2 days ago ˇ the feeling of being unable to breathe easily, especially because you are ill. The disease may cause sweating, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath.
3 days ago ˇ The meaning of SHORTNESS OF BREATH is difficulty breathing.
3 days ago ˇ unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise, or because you may be ill:.
2 days ago ˇ breathless ˇ having difficulty in breathing; making it difficult for somebody to breathe. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs. ˇ (formal) ...
5 days ago ˇ breathless in British English ˇ 1. out of breath; gasping, etc ˇ 2. holding one's breath or having it taken away by excitement, etc. a breathless confrontation.
17 hours ago ˇ Hyperventilation is rapid or deep breathing, usually caused by anxiety or panic. This overbreathing, as it is sometimes called, may actually leave you feeling ...
3 days ago ˇ [uncountable] the air that you take into your lungs and send out again. Extra Examples He came up out of the water gasping for breath. His breath came in short ...
16 hours ago ˇ Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when your breathing is interrupted during sleep, sometimes for longer than 10 seconds.
