out of breath

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out of breath

/aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/ UK
/aʊ̯t əv bɹeθ/ UK
/-ˌʌv-/ UK
/-ˌɒv-/ UK
/aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/ US
/-ˌʌv-/ US
/-ˌɔv-/ US
/-ˌɑv-/ US, cot caught merger
/aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/ Canada
/-ˌʌv-/ Canada
/-ˌɒv-/ Canada, standard
/-ˌɑv-/ Canada, dialectal
/æɔ̯t əv bɹeθ/ Australia
/-ˌɐv-/ Australia
/-ˌɔv-/ Australia
/æʊ̯t əv bɹeθ/ New Zealand
/-ˌɐv-/ New Zealand
/-ˌɒv-/ New Zealand
/ʌʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/ Scotland
/ʌʊ̯t ʌv bɹɛθ/ Scotland
/-ˌʌv-/ Scotland
/-ˌɔv-/ Scotland
/əwʈ ov bɾɛ(ː)t̪/ India
/ɑwʈ ov bɾɛ(ː)t̪/ India
/-ˌəv-/ India
/-ˌɔv-/ India

phrase

Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity. We were all out of breath when we got to the summit.
Similar: out of wind

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prep_phrase breathing with difficulty

Español	sin aliento, sin hálito
日本語	息を切らして iki o kirashite
中文	氣喘吁吁 qìchuǎnxūxū, 喘不過氣 /喘不过气 chuǎnbuguòqì
Português	ofegante, esbaforido
Français	essoufflé, hors d'haleine, à bout de souffle
Deutsch	außer Atem
Italiano	trafelato, senza fiato
Ελληνικά	λαχανιασμένος lachaniasménos
Română	cu respirația tăiată
Русский	запы́хавшийся zapýxavšijsja, пыхтя́щий pyxtjáščij
العربية	لَاهِث lāhiṯ

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@misc{out_of_breath_2026,
  title = {out of breath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20breath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}