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Meanings of out of breath in English
Synonyms
Examples for "blown"
Examples for "blown"
1
Juror five had just blown this trial right out of the water.
2
In the past I've seen him take responsibility when he's blown it.
3
Hundreds, thousands strong, our minds blown and expanded by his very presence.
4
He said a full-blown system design response in workplaces should be done.
5
The dust is blown out in a cloud high in the air.
1
In night blackness he heard it while seeing nothing: light panting breaths.
2
In the distance, the bells continued to complain unceasingly in panting accents.
3
He stopped, getting his wind; watching the men panting and stumbling in.
4
The panting of the engine came back to us in savage blasts.
5
She spoke in panting gasps, the death-rattle sounding in her skinny throat.
1
Imagine gasping for air with every step you take, Mr Green said.
2
I heard him come in, gasping for air after the long climb.
3
It's all seems to have left the young Canelo gasping for answers.
4
The effort of gathering and releasing so much energy left me gasping.
5
He got up, unsteady, still gasping and unable to speak or hear.
1
We lose our readers' attention when paragraphs are too long-winded and wordy.
2
This set him thinking; he knew the deer had not winded him.
3
In most cases these were long-winded, pointless, and yawn-provoking attempts at writing.
4
Long-winded went to French restaurant & asked for sardines and plain bread.
5
The politicians on our screens are renowned for long winded, waffly answers.
1
The generous living of Dawson had made him pursy, almost porcine.
2
Unconsciously dull eyes sparkled and pursy lips vibrated into smiles.
3
By lavender feet clung a big, pursy, lavender-splotched, yellow body.
4
Its big, pursy body was covered with long, furry scales of the purest white imaginable.
5
A pursy grocer considers he is much above either.
1
She panted a little as she spoke, like a short-winded lap-dog.
2
Here Augustus, who was a little short-winded, paused to recover breath.
3
The man's strength was prodigious, although he was puffy and short-winded.
4
Another of those short-winded, high-arched pops went up in air.
5
She sits down, short-winded, and listens to his heavy breathing.
Usage of out of breath in English
1
He was out of breath; he staggered; he leaned against the wall.
2
They were out of breath; the shower passed away upon the sea.
3
The prince was always in a perspiration, and often out of breath.
4
He was out of breath and dizzy; his heart beat to suffocation.
5
She talked in a jerky way, and was always out of breath.
6
Bruce burst into the office all excitement and half out of breath.
7
They were just going in when Maurice joined them, out of breath.
8
She talks herself out of breath, only to get deeper in love.
9
The dear soul became quite out of breath while speaking of him.
10
So all waited till the Abbot came up much out of breath.
11
The boy had spoken so fast that he was out of breath.
12
Quite out of breath, we gave up the chase and fell behind.
13
Panting and out of breath, the three stood looking at one another.
14
After a while Thurstane entered, out of breath and red with haste.
15
I am out of breath even now, whenever I think of it.
16
But just then the patrol came running up, almost out of breath.