breathtaking

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breath·tak·ing | \ ˈbreth-ˌtā-kiŋ

Definition of breathtaking

1 : causing one to breathe rapidly or with difficulty : making one out of breath a breathtaking pain in her side

2a : exciting, thrilling a breathtaking race

b : very great : astonishing his breathtaking ignorance

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The train raced past with breathtaking speed. They gave a breathtaking performance. The view of the mountains was breathtaking. a scene of breathtaking beauty The scope of the error is breathtaking.

Recent Examples on the Web Just another reminder that soaring to such a breathtaking view of Earth does require some less-dazzling work. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2021 The city's proximity to some of the state's most breathtaking views also helps. — Billy Mcentee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2021 Sylvia Furmanovich's celestial Marquetry pendant is as breathtaking as the sky itself. — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 15 June 2021 The price recovered to $0.40 per Dogecoin by Thursday morning, half its recent highest-ever price, but still up a breathtaking 15,500% from a year ago. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 20 May 2021 Additional features include a movie theater, a wine cellar, a hot tub, and an eight-car parking garage—not to mention a breathtaking indoor waterfall with a mosaic-tile backdrop. — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 29 July 2021 The breathtaking high point of The Green Knight is a montage in which decades fly by, and Gawain ages into a stern and ungenerous leader of men and an indifferent user of women. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 July 2021 The indoor waterfall for which the mansion got its name measures a breathtaking 22 feet wide and 23 feet high. — Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 8 July 2021 The actress wore a bright yellow Valentino gown and Bulgari jewels to the Oscars, a polka-dot Christopher John Rogers number to the virtual Emmys, and another breathtaking Valentino look to the Critics' Choice Awards. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2021

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