shockingly; so as to make one catch one's breath

Inspiring awe or deep admiration; impressive. / Extremely frightening or overwhelming. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breath, catching.

plural of breathing spell

plural of breathing-space

plural of breathing gas

Alternative form of with bated breath

under one's breath; spoken very softly

physically (implying extreme thinness) or, / in terms of character, accomplishments, etc. / (Southern US, figuratively) A man of no substance.

An antiseptic in the form of a strip that is intended to be dissolved in the mouth, ridding a person of bad breath.

plural of breath strip