läpätys — meaning in English

English meaning

• pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
• rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.

Senses

läpätys is used for these senses in English:

• pant A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
• rattle (now, rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble. [from 17th c.]

pant — full definition

1. noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
2. verb To breathe quickly and heavily, as after running or from excitement.
3. verb To long for something eagerly.

rattle — full definition

1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
2. verb To unsettle or unnerve someone, making them lose composure.
3. noun A baby's toy that makes a shaking noise, or any object that produces that kind of noise.
4. noun A rapid series of short, sharp sounds.

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