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short-winded
adjective as in breathless
adverb as in out of breath
Weak matches
noun as in panting
Weak match
Example Sentences
Treating her EPs and albums with the same attention to detail, “Blush” stands as a short-winded seven-track exploration of sorrow, femininity and fleeting love.
Short-handed and short-winded, the Lakers again got beaten on the glass and again got beaten in transition, multiple possessions ending with James failing to cross midcourt as he grabbed at oxygen.
While prairie jackrabbits are capable of amazing bursts of speed—up to and over fifty miles an hour—they are relatively short-winded.
“I never had any trouble with my heart. Just a little short-winded when I climb the stairs.”
“I forgot my keys at home,” she pants, irritable and short-winded.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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