keuchen — meaning in English

English meaning

• gasp verb To suddenly draw in breath, usually from shock or surprise.
• pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
• wheeze verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.

Senses

keuchen is used for these senses in English:

• gasp A short, sudden intake of breath.
• gasp (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
• 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.
• 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.
• wheeze A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
• wheeze To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

gasp — full definition

1. verb To suddenly draw in breath, usually from shock or surprise.
2. noun A short, sudden intake of breath.

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.

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