Meaning & Definition of Breathless in English

1. Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

• "Breathless at thought of what i had done"

• "Breathless from running"

• "Followed the match with breathless interest"

2. Tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

• "A breathless flight"

• "Breathtaking adventure"

3. Appearing dead

• Not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

• "An inanimate body"

• "Pulseless and dead"