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US
/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪkɪŋ/
]
[ UK /bɹˈɛθteɪkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈɛθteɪkɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
a breathless flight
breathtaking adventure
How To Use breathtaking In A Sentence
- “Yes, of course, the whole idea is utterly inane, but to let its predictable inanities blind you to its truly fabulous and breathtaking aspects is to do both oneself and the genre a disservice.” — The Codex Continual. Official Website of Steven E. Schend
- White cap set her up long hair and half of his face is obscured, but felt she must be very beautiful, breathtaking beauty!
- White cap set her up long hair and half of his face is obscured, but felt she must be very beautiful, breathtaking beauty!
- Let's take their breathtaking hypocrisy. The Sun
- Her coloratura singing was often breathtaking!
- In the modern world, we are used to the washed-out whitness of the underlying marble or stone used to create the work of art, and so seeing replicas of the originals in full color is breathtaking. Archive 2008-01-01
- To finish off the breathtaking site, a fountain of stone stood in the center, water gently cascading down the rock in the center.
- Your poverty of ambition is breathtaking. Times, Sunday Times
- In the recent retrospective of Nan Kempner’s wardrobe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, the late socialite’s closet was re-created in breathtaking detail — all 354 jackets and 362 sweaters — but her surprisingly undistinguished collection of handbags was relegated to a high shelf and mostly hidden. Carried Away
- For centuries herds of wild mustangs have roamed the American wilderness - breathtaking symbols of the spirit of the pioneers.