breathless

adjective5

1. •
   Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
2. •
   That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).

   • By that stage Sevilla were down to 10 men and Jorge Sampaoli, their manager, had been sent to the stands as a breathless encounter started to spiral out of control. — 2017
3. •
   Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.

   • In breathless prose that risks making Dr Pachauri, who will be 70 this year, a laughing stock among the serious, high-minded scientists, — 2010
4. •
   Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
5. •
   Having no wind; still, calm or airless.