breathless vs excited

breathless

adj
  • That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.). 

  • Having no wind; still, calm or airless. 

  • Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language. 

  • Not breathing; dead or apparently so. 

  • Having difficulty breathing; gasping. 

excited

adj
  • Having great enthusiasm. 

  • Sexually aroused. 

  • Being in a state of higher energy. 

  • Having an erection; erect. 

How often have the words breathless and excited occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )