short of breath
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Short-winded; panting; breathless; in a state of breathlessness.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The sun is the same in a relative way / But you're older / Shorter of breath / And one day closer to death"