There was a breathlessness, an apprehension, a realization that something was wrong, and a sense that things more catastrophic were gestating in the womb of the future.
Source: tatoeba (10880082)
Breathlessness
Synonyms for "breathlessness" (7 found)
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20 translations across 13 languages.
Campidanese Sardinian
1 entries- affannu noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 呼吸困難 /呼吸困难 noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Finnish
1 entries- hengästyminen noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
French
2 entries- essoufflement noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- halètement noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Gallurese
2 entries- affasciu noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- diègnu noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
German
1 entries- Atemlosigkeit noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Italian
1 entries- affanno noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Japanese
2 entries- 呼吸困難 noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- 息切れ noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Portuguese
1 entries- falta de ar noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Russian
1 entries- оды́шка noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Sardinian
2 entries- antùa noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- èmida noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Sassarese
2 entries- pàsana noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- rànguru noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- dispneja noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- nedostatak daha noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
- zaduha noun (state of being breathless or out of breath)
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Along with dust around the home, we breathe in waste from these creatures. Mite droppings contain enzymes called proteases. Enzymes produce chemical reactions in the body. Proteases can cause allergic reactions like breathlessness, coughing or severe asthma attacks.
Source: tatoeba (12267136)
Climbing eight flights of stairs while the elevator is out of service can easily produce some breathlessness in people whose physical fitness is otherwise not noticeably impaired.
Source: wiktionary
Dickinson's longer lines and use of ampersands ^([Bronski means dashes]) creates a breathlessness that evokes sexual excitement, an urgency that precludes, or at least, overshadows thought.
Source: wiktionary
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