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OUT OF BREATH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out of breath mean?
• OUT OF BREATH (adjective)
The adjective OUT OF BREATH has 1 sense:
1. breathing laboriously or convulsively
Familiarity information: OUT OF BREATH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Breathing laboriously or convulsively
Synonyms:
gasping; out of breath; panting; pursy; short-winded; winded; blown
Similar:
breathless; dyspneal; dyspneic; dyspnoeal; dyspnoeic (not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty)
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