Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breath-catchingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
breath--catch-ing-ly
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

shockingly; so as to make one catch one's breath

Example Sentences

Etymology

From breath-catching + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more breath-catchingly (comparative) most breath-catchingly (superlative)

Questions

What does breath-catchingly mean?
shockingly; so as to make one catch one's breath
Where does breath-catchingly come from?
From breath-catching + -ly.

How to pronounce breath-catchingly

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