Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortness of breath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
short-ness of breath
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A difficulty in breathing.

Countable; Uncountable

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What does shortness of breath mean?
A difficulty in breathing.

How to pronounce shortness of breath

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