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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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"Did you hear, Mr. Delmars?" she asked, with a catching breath.

From Whirligigs by Henry, O.

There was no answer; only the woman's catching breath as she struggled with her sobs.

From Tarrano the Conqueror by Cummings, Ray

Meanwhile, like wrestlers who after a long chase are to seize each other by the bodies, they lay opposite each other, catching breath in their panting throats, and resting.

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

She stopped, and the catching breath in her throat was almost a sob as she looked at Howland.

From The Danger Trail by Curwood, James Oliver

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.