breathtaking
pronunciation
How to pronounce breathtaking in British English:
UK [ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ]
How to pronounce breathtaking in American English:
US [ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
Word Origin
- breathtaking (adj.)
- 1867, from breath + present participle of take (v.). Phrase to take (one's) breath away with astonishment or delight is from 1864. Breathtaking (n.) "act of taking breaths or a breath" is from 1620s. Related: Breathtakingly.
Example
- 1. Transactions can unfold at breathtaking speed .
- 2. This is an undertaking of breathtaking audacity , as the allies admit .
- 3. So corporations are moving operations out of the u. s.at breathtaking speed .
- 4. The photos have been painstakingly stitched together to create this breathtaking vista .
- 5. If it 's breathtaking views you 're after , 2100 pacific has them in spades .