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BREATHLESSLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a breathless manner

Example:

she spoke breathlessly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

breathless (not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty)

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 Context examples: 

"Hello!" I interrupted breathlessly. "Look here—this isn't Mr. Gatsby. Mr. Gatsby's dead."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

And inside as we wandered through Marie Antoinette music rooms and Restoration salons I felt that there were guests concealed behind every couch and table, under orders to be breathlessly silent until we had passed through.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened—then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)