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PRONUNCIATION OF BREATHLESSLY

breathlessly  [ˈbrɛθləslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREATHLESSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breathlessly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BREATHLESSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of breathlessly in the English dictionary

The definition of breathlessly in the dictionary is in a way that shows shortness of breath. Other definition of breathlessly is in a state of great excitement.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREATHLESSLY


aimlessly
ˈeɪmləslɪ
effortlessly
ˈɛfətləslɪ
endlessly
ˈɛndləslɪ
fabulously
ˈfæbjʊləslɪ
faithlessly
ˈfeɪθləslɪ
flawlessly
ˈflɔːləslɪ
hopelessly
ˈhəʊpləslɪ
marvellously
ˈmɑːvələslɪ
mercilessly
ˈmɜːsɪləslɪ
meticulously
məˈtɪkjʊləslɪ
miraculously
mɪˈrækjʊləslɪ
needlessly
ˈniːdləslɪ
relentlessly
rɪˈlɛntləslɪ
ridiculously
rɪˈdɪkjʊləslɪ
ruthlessly
ˈruːθləslɪ
seamlessly
ˈsiːmləslɪ
shamelessly
ˈʃeɪmləslɪ
tirelessly
ˈtaɪələslɪ
wordlessly
ˈwɜːdləslɪ
worthlessly
ˈwɜːθləslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREATHLESSLY

breathe
breathe again
breathe down someone´s neck
breathe one´s last
breathed
breather
breathful
breathier
breathiest
breathily
breathiness
breathing
breathing apparatus
breathing exercise
breathing space
breathless
breathlessness
breathtaking
breathtakingly
breathy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREATHLESSLY

artlessly
blamelessly
ceaselessly
doubtlessly
expressly
faultlessly
fearlessly
fruitlessly
grossly
helplessly
listlessly
mindlessly
noiselessly
painlessly
recklessly
selflessly
senselessly
soundlessly
spotlessly
thoughtlessly
timelessly

Synonyms and antonyms of breathlessly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breathlessly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREATHLESSLY

Find out the translation of breathlessly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breathlessly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breathlessly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气喘吁吁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin aliento
570 millions of speakers

English

breathlessly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

breathlessly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بتلهف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

затаив дыхание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem fôlego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্ধ্বশ্বাসে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à bout de souffle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa nafas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

atemlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

息を切らして
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambegan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không kịp thở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூச்சுவிடாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वास घेताहेत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nefes nefese
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza fiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tchu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

затамувавши подих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu sufletul la gură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitasem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andlöst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åndeløst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breathlessly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREATHLESSLY»

The term «breathlessly» is regularly used and occupies the 93.222 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREATHLESSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breathlessly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breathlessly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breathlessly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREATHLESSLY»

Discover the use of breathlessly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breathlessly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ten Minutes Late for Reality
Shae-doe yelled breathlessly. "--es!" Kaye-Boom nodded breathlessly. "--at?!" Shae-doe frowned breathlessly. Kill-M-All had just about enough of this crap. He caught his breath for a second and yelled, "He said it's something that fell out of his ...
Lou Morris, 2011
2
Amber by Night
“Okay,. You. Win,”. Amelia. Said. Breathlessly. Tyler nearly forgot to breathe. “I win?” Amelia glared. “You know what I mean! Don't play coy with me at this late date, mister.” She leaned forward to make her point. He stood up. Their faces were ...
Sharon Sala, 2010
3
Issues in Morphosyntax
Het publiek luisterde (*opzettelijk) ademloos the audience listened on purpose breathlessly 'The audience listened breathlessly (*on purpose)' b. Er werd ademloos geluisterd door het publiek there was breathlessly listened by the audience ...
Peter Ackema, 1999
4
McTavish and Twins (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
'And a yellow stripe,' Matt told her breathlessly, pointing out a bright yellow stripe running all the wayaround thetwins' bedroom. 'Lookat our stripe. Caroline saida stripe wasridridiculous, butLaura toldMike Ineeded one and Mike said,“Let'sdo it  ...
Trisha David, 2013
5
The Railway Children
"It's magic," said Phyllis, breathlessly. "I always knew this railway was enchanted. " It really did seem a little like magic. For all the trees for about twenty yards of the opposite bank seemed to be slowly walking down towards the railway line, the ...
Edith Nesbit, 2004
6
The Gospel of the Second Coming
And Mary whispered breathlessly, “I'm naked before you now. I'm the question and you're the answer—I long to become one with you.” And then Mary whispered even more breathlessly, “Jesus, this is better than sex! Or at least as good!
Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy, 2007
7
Simplicity and Power: The Poetry of Sri Chinmoy, 1971-1981
The central consciousness is anonymous and universal: HE HAS BREATHLESSLY DRUNK He has breathlessly drunk All the milk of Heaven-sky. He now gladly drinks All the venom of earth-sigh.33 The poem is composed of two experiences ...
Vidagdha Meredith Bennett, 1991
8
The Family Romance of the Impostor-poet Thomas Chatterton
Ink. this. breathlessly. anticipated. event. with. the. ceremonies. attending. the opening of the first stone bridge to replace the wooden ones that had previously spanned the Avon. By the time the eighteenth-century bridge was completed there ...
Louise J. Kaplan, 1989
9
A New Woman Reader: Fiction, Articles and Drama of the 1890s
He. waited. breathlessly. for. her. answer. "I won't wreck both our lives by marrying again without love on my side," she replied firmly. "I will take the risk," he said. "You have loved me — you will love me again. You are crushed and dazed now ...
Carolyn Christensen Nelson, 2000
10
The Road to Providence
She began a low husky humming as she rocked herself to and fro, watching breathlessly the fringed lashes sink over his wearied eyes, until they lay like shadows on the purple circles beneath. She was utterly absorbed in getting Teether into ...
Maria Thompson Daviess, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREATHLESSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breathlessly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Summer's here, for now
I can hear my neighbour's peonies breathlessly whispering 'No mas, No mas' with their beautiful heads battered to the ground. It is so wet that ... «durhamregion.com, Jul 15»
2
Why the Internet is talking about 'Game of Thrones' actor Kit …
Now fans are breathlessly watching what's happening to Harington's locks. He cut his hair earlier this year, before his character's fate was ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
World Cup: Young fans bring local family together to watch US …
Bella Ebel, 14, breathlessly gave a recap of the first scoring play: Carli Lloyd scored off a corner kick from Megan Rapinoe and the game was ... «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»
4
A cornucopia of characters at Montreal Comiccon
“I just had a duel with the Montreal Wolverine,” Nielsen said breathlessly. She called the bright yellow dress with Wolverine stripes, a throwback ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Carbon Tax, Value Added Tax, Sales Tax -- and Puerto Rico
See Bloomberg's “Puerto Rico Tax-Increase Plan Fuels Longest Debt Rally of 2015” with its breathlessly giddy tone. That was May 26, when ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
Why DC's 'gray market' is a good thing for beer lovers
... Winkle bourbon, breathlessly reporting that the 23-year-old expression, which has a suggested retail price of $249, can sell for up to $2,600. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Do the Pope and I live on the same planet?
A dismal tone of environmental “apocalypse now” pervades the entire document, as when it breathlessly proclaims that “Doomsday predictions ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
8
Player of the Match: 2015 Women's World Cup Final
Japan spent the rest of the game breathlessly trying to catch up. For the US Women's team, it became a question of how many. Lloyd's first goal ... «Bloguin, Jul 15»
9
Splendid in the Grass
My heart is still pumping,” Jankovic exulted, breathlessly, to the BBC seconds after she left the court. “When I won, I couldn't believe what just ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Blame It on the D
... uneven carnal choreography in all its heat, awkwardness, and glory without sounding like a medical textbook or a breathlessly trite fantasy? «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Breathlessly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/breathlessly>. Apr 2024 ».
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