shortness

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

experienced, severe, stubby

VERB + SHORTNESS

blurred, cause, coughing, experiencing, overcome, upset, wheezing

SHORTNESS + NOUN

breath, nausea, steam

ADV.

recently

noun

The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.

the shortness of a stubby pencil

the patient's shortness of breath

The result or product of being short.

The property of being short or terse.

I was chastened by the shortness of her reply.

noun — an abrupt discourteous manner

noun — the property of being truncated or short

the shortness of a stubby pencil

Wiktionary

the patient's shortness of breath

Wiktionary

From time to time in both directions the engine was blowing off, so there was no shortness of steam.

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Possible side effects include blurred vision and shortness of breath.

Tatoeba · #590463

Very low oxygen levels result in impaired judgment and ability to concentrate, lack of night vision acuity, shortness of breath, nausea, and fatigue.

Tatoeba · #5350178

Wherever there is length, there is shortness.

Tatoeba · #7008011

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