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ansare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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

ansare is used for these senses in English:

  • 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 To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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.

wheeze — full definition

  1. verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.
  2. noun A whistling, rasping sound made when breathing with difficulty.

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