Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being short-winded; dyspnœa.
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Examples
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What with short-windedness, stones, nits, and a pervading sense of the wisdom of rest and be thankful, most of us have little enough sense of the beautiful under these circumstances.
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What with short-windedness, stones, nits, and a pervading sense of the wisdom of rest and be thankful, most of us have little enough sense of the beautiful under these circumstances.
Thomas Henry Huxley A Sketch Of His Life And Work Mitchell, P Chalmers 1900
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Symptoms which may frequently denote disease of the heart are difficult breathing or short-windedness, dropsies of the limbs, habitual coldness of the extremities, giddiness or fainting attacks, inability to stand work, although the general appearance would indicate strength and ability, etc. MYOCARDITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE MUSCULAR STRUCTURE OF THE HEART.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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What with short-windedness, stones, ruts, and a pervading sense of the wisdom of rest and be thankful, most of us have little enough sense of the beautiful under these circumstances.
Science & Education Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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What with short-windedness, stones, ruts, and a pervading sense of the wisdom of rest and be thankful, most of us have little enough sense of the beautiful under these circumstances.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Pay attention to verbiage, long - or short-windedness, and how well they’ve researched the topic.
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Pay attention to verbiage, long - or short-windedness, and how well they’ve researched the topic.
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Pay attention to verbiage, long - or short-windedness, and how well they’ve researched the topic.
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a youthful, eager haste that took no thought for the corpulence and short-windedness of the following Seneschal.
Saint Martin's Summer Rafael Sabatini 1912
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