short-winded

/'ʃɔ:t'windid/
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short-winded

The runner felt short-winded after the steep hill climb.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Breathing laboriously or convulsively: Describes a state of being out of breath easily, often after minimal physical exertion, characterized by quick, shallow, or difficult breathing. 2. Brief and concise (less common, figurative): Describing speech or writing that is abrupt or lacking in detail.

Usage

The primary and most common use describes a physical state of breathlessness. It is often used in medical or descriptive contexts. - Example (Physical State): "After climbing just one flight of stairs, he became short-winded and had to stop." - Example (Figurative Speech): "His report was disappointingly short-winded; it omitted all the crucial data." (Note: This usage is less frequent.)

Advanced Usage
  • Medical/Descriptive Context: Used to describe a symptom, often related to conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or poor physical fitness.
    • The doctor noted the patient was short-winded even at rest, indicating a serious cardiac issue.
  • Comparative Form: Can be used in comparative or superlative forms to describe degrees of breathlessness.
    • She was more short-winded after her illness than before.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shortness of breath (n.): The noun form describing the condition itself.
    • The main symptom was a persistent shortness of breath.
  • Winded (adj.): Temporarily breathless, often from a sudden exertion.
    • The sprint left him completely winded.
Synonyms
  • Breathless: Lacking breath, gasping.
  • Puffed (out): Informal term for being out of breath.
  • Dyspneic: The formal medical term for experiencing difficult or labored breathing.
Antonyms
  • Long-winded: Speaking or writing at great, often tedious, length. (Note: This is an antonym primarily for the less common figurative meaning).
  • Unwinded: Not out of breath.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Out of breath: The most common phrase with a very similar meaning to the primary definition of 'short-winded'.
    • The run left me completely out of breath.
  • To get one's wind back: To recover one's normal breathing after exertion.
    • He sat down for a minute to get his wind back.
short-winded

The runner felt short-winded after the steep hill climb.

Adjective
  1. breathing laboriously or convulsively

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