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short of breath en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Short-winded; panting; breathless; in a state of breathlessness.
   • The sun is the same in a relative way / But you're older / Shorter of breath / And one day closer to death 1973, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:
   • They were all doomed to be disappointed, however, for the errant engine decided at Stanley junction to spend the remainder of its crowded hour of freedom on the Aberdeen line, and finally came to rest, short of breath, in the dip between Ballathie and Cargill, near the bridge over the Tay. 1941 October, “Notes and News: A Highland Runaway”, in Railway Magazine, page 469:

Relateds

short-breathed · shortness of breath