BREATHTAKING


Meaning of BREATHTAKING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbreth-ˌtā-kiŋ ]

adjective

Date: 1877

1. : making one out of breath

2.

a. : exciting , thrilling

a breathtaking race

b. : very great : astonishing

his breathtaking ignorance

• breath·tak·ing·ly -kiŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.