breathlessly

2 definitions • 4 examples

in a way that shows someone is unable to breathe easily, or that makes you unable to breathe easily:

He ran breathlessly into the house and burst into the room without knocking.

Inside the tent it was breathlessly hot.

in a way that shows or expresses great excitement or nervousness:

They waited breathlessly for the arrival of the Prince.

Voters aren't breathlessly watching every report coming out of Washington.