short of breath

idiom

: having difficulty breathing
She was short of breath and unable to talk after her run.
He is overweight and gets short of breath just walking to his car.

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Another potential consequence of HMB is iron deficiency anemia, which can make people feel tired or short of breath, and may require a blood transfusion in severe cases. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023 Gaunt and short of breath from lung disease, Dever hunched on the edge of the bed, his mood darkening by the day. Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023 The floodwaters from Harvey deposited black mold throughout Hester’s home and left his daughter chronically short of breath. Washington Post, 11 May 2022 At a county health department near my hometown in rural Arkansas, almost everyone who comes in for a COVID-19 test is congested and short of breath, with a sore throat and muscle aches. Monica Potts, The Atlantic, 21 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for short of breath 

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“Short of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of%20breath. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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