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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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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

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

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

From Witness to the Deed by Fenn, George Manville

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.

She drew a catching breath, and turned pale.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas