shortbreathed
Examples
“The cry⟳ echoing and shifting from room to room in the great house and he could never find⟳ it, wanting to see⟳ the child and hold⟳ the child and rushing through the shadows and hearing the cry⟳ and he would grow⟳ rattled and shortbreathed and the cry⟳ would begin⟳ to fade⟳ as if floating away on some soulful wind and then he would be alone in the empty house and then he would wake⟳ alone.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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