Breathless /(brĕth"lĕs)/

Breath·less

Breathless

a.
  1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
  2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention.
    But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
  3. Dead; as, a breathless body.