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adjectivethrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance. Origin of breathtakingFirst recorded in 1875–80; breath + take + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM breathtakingbreath·tak·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby breathtakingbreathing reserve, breathing space, breathless, breath of fresh air, breath sounds, breathtaking, breath test, breathy, B. Rec., breccia, brecciate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breathtakingBut the most breathtaking aspects of the image are the rings and gaps in the disk, never imaged before in this much detail. The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The speed with which the escalation takes place is breathtaking. Is America a Police State? For Many, Yes|Gene Robinson|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST I think even just the idea, the very, very romantic idea, that he built this house for them is so breathtaking. Kerry Washington’s Favorite ‘Scandal’ Season 3 Moments|Kerry Washington|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST As with many next generation games, Unity is elegant and breathtaking. Video Games Need More Than Damsels and Dames|Tauriq Moosa|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was breathtaking going there for the first time—truly magical. Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie on Ygritte and Jon Snow’s Reunion at the Battle of Castle Black|Marlow Stern|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The advancing wave of warriors halted with breathtaking abruptness, those behind the front rank crashing into it. The Return of Tharn|Howard Carleton Browne The West knew that these institutions were dysfunctional – but not to which breathtaking extent. After the Rain|Sam Vaknin Just then something, a breathtaking intuition—I'll never know what—made me turn my head. The Rustlers of Pecos County|Zane Grey Why, the little devil looked like a siren and the bare feet in the net were breathtaking. Janet of the Dunes|Harriet T. Comstock The havoc wrought among the onrushing pack was breathtaking. Queen of the Black Coast|Robert E. Howard
British Dictionary definitions for breathtaking
adjectivecausing awe or excitementa breathtaking view Derived forms of breathtakingbreathtakingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to breathtakingexciting, thrilling, impressive, magnificent, amazing, hair-raising, astonishing, stunning, awe-inspiring, moving, overwhelming, spine-tingling |