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Winded

of Wind

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Breathless 84% connected

Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Breathless 84% connected

Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Blown 92% connected

of Blow

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pursy 92% connected

Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Short-winded 92% connected

Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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