windedness
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈwɪndɪdnəs/
:
falta de aliento
- She felt a sense of windedness after running up the hill and needed a moment to recover.
Examples
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After the intense workout, his windedness made it hard to catch his breath.
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The windedness he experienced after climbing the stairs reminded him to take breaks during exercise.
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Sorry about the long-windedness, but I feel so charged and enthused.
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Part 3 (comment was too long to include in one entry, sorry for the long-windedness, I'm done).
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Please forgive my long-windedness.
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Mathematical texts tolerate no ambiguity of expression or long-windedness of style.
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Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters following the debate that the president's long-windedness was "never going to be our strong suit," and acknowledged that Romney had scored "style points."
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The skepticism mentioned in the post above about requiring actual filibuster long-windedness on the floor is missing a key piece of information: a true filibuster is public.
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Their discussion at many times overrode the objections of moderator Jim Lehrer, and some of the topics for debate had to be shortened or cut altogether to accommodate the candidates' long-windedness.
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Synonyms
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4.0
A feeling of not getting enough air
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9.8
Difficulty breathing that makes you feel short of breath
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4.6
Difficulty breathing that makes you feel you cannot get enough air
Compounds
How Breathless
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6.3
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Windedness comes from the old word wind, which meant 'breath' or moving air. A helpful image is having the 'wind' knocked out of you — when your breath is gone — so windedness means being out of breath after hard effort.