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catching breath

VERB

take a short break

Synonyms

WEAK

breathe ease off mellow out recuperate relax rest sit down slow down stop for a breath take a break take ten wind down

Example Sentences

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With a catching breath Eleanor turned and threw her arm round the girl's neck.

From Eleanor by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

His eyes were cast down in a strange fashion, unlike the bold, inquisitive peering of his countrymen,--the more strange, in that he spoke harshly and abruptly, like a racer catching breath.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

It was being sung all over England that Armistice Day, as it had been sung in the first days of the war, joyously, exultingly, yet with catching breath.

From Harvest by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

He did not find words at once; but his nostrils quivered while he was catching breath, which apparently failed in his breast.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Mark drew a long, catching breath between his teeth.

From The Bag of Diamonds by Fenn, George Manville