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  • 21winded — wind•ed [[t]ˈwɪn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) out of breath 2) having wind or breath of a specified kind (usu. used in combination): short winded[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 …

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  • 22winded — /ˈwɪndəd/ (say winduhd) adjective 1. having wind or breath: short winded. 2. out of breath. 3. momentarily unable to breathe, as after a blow in the solar plexus. {wind1 + ed2} –windedness, noun …

  • 23winded — adjective breathing laboriously or convulsively • Syn: ↑blown, ↑pursy, ↑short winded • Similar to: ↑breathless, ↑dyspneic, ↑dyspnoeic, ↑dyspneal, ↑dyspnoeal …

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  • 24short of breath — panting; short winded. → short …

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  • 25short — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brief, concise, curt; deficient, failing; compact, stubby. See insufficiency, shortness, littleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not long in space] Syn. low, skimpy, slight, not tall, not long,… …

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  • 26winded — adjective short of breath She was winded from her long run …

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  • 27Broken-winded — Bro ken wind ed, a. (Far.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28long-winded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tedious. See diffuseness, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. redundant, wordy, prolix; see verbose . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. wordy, verbose, prolix, *windy, diffuse, rambling,… …

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  • 29breathless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. puffing, panting, short winded, out of breath or wind; excited, overcome. See wonder, weariness, feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. out of breath, winded, gasping, panting, spent, exhausted, used… …

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  • 30Fatigue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fatigue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fatigue fatigue Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness &c. 841 Sgm: N 1 yawning yawning drowsiness &c. 683 Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude tiredness fatigation| …

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