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breathtaking

[ breth-tey-king ]

adjective

  1. thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like:

    a breathtaking performance.



breathtaking

/ ˈɛθˌٱɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing awe or excitement

    a breathtaking view

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹳ٳˌٲ쾱Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹳ٳtiԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of breathtaking1

First recorded in 1875–80; breath + take + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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Daldry and his crack production team move from one scenario to the other with breathtaking ease.

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On paper, the economic transformation in college athletics has been breathtaking, liberating, inspiring.

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I've had a sneak preview of the new series, and can tell you the scenery is absolutely breathtaking.

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"Fewer than 100 days into this new administration, they have done so much damage and destruction. It is kind of breathtaking it could happen that soon," Biden said.

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Their ambition was breathtaking, some would say audacious.

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