short of breath

Adjective

Meaning

short of breath (not comparable)

short-winded; panting; breathless; in a state of breathlessness

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

choking panting puffed wheezing breathless asthmatic breathlessness gulping winded short-winded wheezy emphysematous stertorous gasping dyspneic

Related terms

shortness of breath

Examples

“About a month ago, I met a young man at Powderhorn experiencing heart rhythm disorder, who was clearly in congestive heart failure short of breath while he was talking to me,” he said. Source: Internet

And then the next day you start seeing patients coming in a little sicker, a little more short of breath, their oxygen levels a little lower. Source: Internet

Not long after, he was moved to the small, windowless room, where he started to feel even worse: short of breath, feverish. Source: Internet

On Monday, Cresenciano Victolero, Luzviminda Dario’s 86-year-old father, weak and short of breath, was rushed to the same hospital where his son-in-law had died. Source: Internet

Tell your caregiver right away if you feel dizzy, weak, light-headed, short of breath, or if you have chest pain, wheezing, sudden cough, or pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest. Source: Internet

I just turned 65. I became short of breath one day, the next day ended up hospitalized with to 103.5F. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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