lung-busting
adjective/ˈlʌŋ bʌstɪŋ/
/ˈlʌŋ bʌstɪŋ/
[only before noun]- needing so much effort and energy that you have difficulty breathing synonym exhausting
- a lung-busting climb/hill
- She won a bronze medal for her lung-busting efforts in the 1 500 metres final.
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