1.
If you are ~, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
I was a little ~ and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
~ly
‘I’ll go in,’ he said ~ly.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
~ness
Asthma causes wheezing and ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
You use ~ for emphasis when you are describing feelings of excitement or exciting situations.
Technology has advanced at a ~ pace.
...the ~ excitement of early 1988, when hundreds and thousands of citizens gathered nightly for political meetings.
ADJ: ADJ n emphasis
~ly
Nancy waited ~ly for him to go on.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj