breathless
part of speech
adjective (breathless; more breathless, most breathless)
meaning for a pupil
1) Out of breath, breathing hard after running or effort. tree →
2) Very excited, amazed or eager, so that you almost stop breathing. tree →
3) (of air or weather) Still, with no wind. tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and science lessons, exercise makes you breathless because your muscles need more oxygen. In health, feeling breathless for no reason can be a sign of illness or asthma, so tell an adult. In stories it shows excitement or fear: «breathless with excitement», «a breathless hush».
examples
- I was breathless after running up the hill. tree →
- We watched the final in breathless silence. tree →
- She was breathless with excitement on her birthday. tree →
- The race left everyone breathless. tree →
- If you feel breathless at rest, tell an adult. tree →
- It was a breathless, hot afternoon with no breeze. tree →
- He arrived breathless, saying, «The bus has gone!» tree →
- Breathless they watched for the soaring of the red eagle. tree →
note
Adjective: breath + -less (without breath). Adverb: breathlessly. Spelling: «breath» (noun) has no e at the end, «breathe» (verb) has one. Say «out of breath» in plain talk.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «breathless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.