hecheln — meaning in English

English meaning

• pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
• tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

hecheln is used for these senses in English:

• hackle To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. [from 17th c.]
• pant (ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
• tease (transitive) To backcomb.
• tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

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.

tease — full definition

1. verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
2. verb To provoke, annoy, or deliberately wind someone up.
3. verb To reveal a small hint of something exciting that's coming.
4. noun A person who enjoys teasing others.

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