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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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Habermann, he----" "For heaven's sake!" cried the Frau Pastorin, catching breath again, in the gathering storm, and springing between them,--"don't any of you listen to Br�sig!

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz

Max drew a long, catching breath, and his first thought was to run back to the house.

From Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by Fenn, George Manville

A low, catching breath shook Stratton, and one hand grasped the table edge violently.

From Witness to the Deed by Fenn, George Manville

She drew a catching breath, and turned pale.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas

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.