out of breath

Meaning

out of breath

Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
We were all out of breath when we got to the summit.

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Synonyms

blown choking panting wheezing puffed breathless asthmatic gulping winded pursy short-winded wheezy emphysematous gasping dead beat
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Antonyms

rested spry bouncy revived restored

Examples

According to Baker, Oswald did not appear to be nervous or out of breath. Source: Internet

Kate was out of breath putting her own socks on – never mind Harry’s. Source: Internet

At the top, slightly out of breath, he marveled at the sandy beach that stretched for miles along the bay. Source: Internet

Leonore says that she wants something else at least as much as money: to know why Rocco will not permit her to help him in the dungeons, because he always comes back out of breath. Source: Internet

"I didn't get tired or out of breath as quickly," said Alec, now 10, adding that while surgery was scary, "I feel a lot better and am a great athlete now." Source: Internet

I'm sorry to be out of breath, but somebody belted me in the stomach during that. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

out of breath

Close letter words and terms

out of bed out of book out of bounds out of business out of cash out of central casting