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    shortness

    US /ʃɔ:tnəs/

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    UK /ʃɔ:tnəs/

    B1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounCondition or state of being short
    The shortness of the time she spent crying was surprising to him

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    What you need to know about coronavirus and the flu

    03:12What you need to know about coronavirus and the flu
    • Some common symptoms include: fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and

      Some common symptoms include: fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and

    • Some common symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and muscle pain and body aches.

      Some common symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, and muscle pain and body aches.

    B2

    Watch a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    06:25Watch a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    • That usually translates into symptoms with exertion, shortness of breath with exertion, chest discomfort with exertion, dizziness with exertion, because the brain is not getting enough blood flow, the heart is not getting enough blood flow, and blood is being backed up and filling the lungs, which could cause the shortness of breath with exertion.

      That usually translates into symptoms with exertion, shortness of breath with exertion, chest discomfort with exertion, dizziness with exertion, because the brain is not getting enough blood flow, the heart is not getting enough blood flow, and blood is being backed up and filling the lungs, which could cause the shortness of breath with exertion.

    • Uh, that usually translates into symptoms with exertion—um, shortness of breath with exertion, chest discomfort with exertion, dizziness with exertion—because the brain is not getting enough blood flow, the heart is not getting enough blood flow,

      Uh, that usually translates into symptoms with exertion—um, shortness of breath with exertion, chest discomfort with exertion, dizziness with exertion—because the brain is not getting enough blood flow, the heart is not getting enough blood flow,

    B2

    How Tennyson Grieves In Poetry

    07:38How Tennyson Grieves In Poetry
    • But its shortness isn't a fault.

      But its shortness isn't a fault.

    • but its shortness isn't a fault; its brevity is its power.

      but its shortness isn't a fault; its brevity is its power.

    B1

    Anna Jones and Meera Sodha’s vegetarian Christmas dinner

    02:05Anna Jones and Meera Sodha’s vegetarian Christmas dinner
    • complicated recipe, the walnuts give it this real kind of shortness and butteriness.

      complicated recipe, the walnuts give it this real kind of shortness and butteriness.

    • And I just like it because without it being a complicated recipe, the walnuts give it this real kind of shortness and butteriness that— It really does.

      And I just like it because without it being a complicated recipe, the walnuts give it this real kind of shortness and butteriness that— It really does.

    B2

    Vaping Is Too Good To Be True

    13:56Vaping Is Too Good To Be True
    • Studies found aluminum, boron, calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, lead, chromium, nickel, and manganese in the vapor, all of which vary from really bad news to straight-up toxic and can cause lung irritation, chronic bronchitis, and shortness of breath in the short term.

      Studies found aluminum, boron, calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, lead, chromium, nickel, and manganese in the vapor, all of which vary from really bad news to straight-up toxic and can cause lung irritation, chronic bronchitis, and shortness of breath in the short term.

    • shortness of breath in the short term.

      shortness of breath in the short term.

    B1

    How Anxiety Messes With Your Sleep

    02:07How Anxiety Messes With Your Sleep
    • You can be watching TV and be hit with an array of symptoms, including increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and

      You can be watching TV and be hit with an array of symptoms, including increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and

    • with an array of symptoms including increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and an acute

      with an array of symptoms including increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and an acute

    B1

    First Case Of Dangerous MERS Virus Reported In U.S.

    02:03First Case Of Dangerous MERS Virus Reported In U.S.
    • shortness of breath.

      shortness of breath.

    • in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and is characterized by fever, cough and shortness of breath.

      in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and is characterized by fever, cough and shortness of breath.

    B1

    Bakery touting natural products found to use flavoring in its breads

    01:30Bakery touting natural products found to use flavoring in its breads
    • They can cause allergic reactions, shortness of breath, or in the worst case scenario, hurt one's kidney functions.

      They can cause allergic reactions, shortness of breath, or in the worst case scenario, hurt one's kidney functions.

    • They can cause allergic reactions, shortness of breath,

      They can cause allergic reactions, shortness of breath,

    B1

    Mark Gungor Tale of Two Brains Full

    08:28Mark Gungor Tale of Two Brains Full
    • and health problems, and the shortness of life and all these difficulties,

      and health problems, and the shortness of life and all these difficulties,

    • They found that if you take someone who has two and a half packs of cigarettes a day and the health problems and the shortness of life and all the difficulties, and

      They found that if you take someone who has two and a half packs of cigarettes a day and the health problems and the shortness of life and all the difficulties, and

    A2

    Why Are You Anxious?

    03:46Why Are You Anxious?
    • slightly different, in that they are sudden and short episodes of intense fear that trigger a severe physical reaction like accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, and

      slightly different, in that they are sudden and short episodes of intense fear that trigger a severe physical reaction like accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, and

    • a severe physical reaction like accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, and dizziness.

      a severe physical reaction like accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, and dizziness.

    B2