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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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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.

“Yes, father,” I said, despondently; and I heard him draw a deep, catching breath.

From Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah by Smith, W.T.

For all that, his heart throbbed as he stood at the door, and with catching breath, he followed the servant upstairs.

From The Crown of Life by Gissing, George

Ernest Merchison," she said, as she escaped from him with blazing eyes and catching breath, "you have done what I will never forgive.

From Doctor Therne by Haggard, Henry Rider

So long did we wait that I almost fell asleep resting against the cold marble, but was suddenly aroused by hearing Curtis give a quick catching breath.

From Allan Quatermain by Haggard, Henry Rider