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# breathtaking

«breathtaking» in Mova's school dictionary: **So beautiful, amazing or exciting that it almost makes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (breathtaking; more breathtaking, most breathtaking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) So beautiful, amazing or exciting that it almost makes you stop breathing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#m1)

2) Shockingly big or surprising, as in «breathtaking rudeness». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In writing lessons it is a strong describing word for views, sights, music and sport, but teachers warn not to overuse it. In stories it tells the reader something is spectacular. Phrases: «a breathtaking view», «breathtaking speed».

### examples

- The view from the mountain was breathtaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x1)
- The fireworks were breathtaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x2)
- She ran at breathtaking speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x3)
- The Grand Canyon is a breathtaking sight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x4)
- We saw breathtaking northern lights in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x5)
- His rudeness was breathtaking! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x6)
- The dancers gave a breathtaking show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/#x7)

### note

Adjective, written as one word. Adverb: breathtakingly. Similar: stunning, amazing, spectacular. It does not mean you really stop breathing.

### In the corpora

- [Connor hands in an essay about "the breathtaking vistas of the Mediterranean".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/9-the-essay-the-teacher-spotted/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «breathtaking» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathtaking/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.