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What does out of breath mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word out of breath? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
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Intonation, a command of decrescendo and true unison, and just plain running out of breath become the technical challenges singers must meet.
He was out of breath and frantic at the time, and I assumed it was a prank call.
She was left so out of breath by the journey on foot that even 20 hours later she was still gasping for air.
Needless to say I made it on time and sat down roughly in my chair, completely out of breath.
When I flopped into my seat and pulled the door shut I was sobbing from the ordeal, out of breath, very cold, and wet right through.
I was all out of breath maybe I should not have asked so many questions at one time.

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