01 a. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
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Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
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Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.“But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.” — Byron.
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Dead; as, a breathless body.