boccheggiare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gasp verb To suddenly draw in breath, usually from shock or surprise.
- pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
- stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
- stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.
- wheeze verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.
Senses
boccheggiare is used for these senses in English:
- gasp (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
- 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.
- stew (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- stifle (transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- stifle (transitive) To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
- wheeze To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
gasp — full definition
- verb To suddenly draw in breath, usually from shock or surprise.
- noun A short, sudden intake of breath.
pant — full definition
- noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
- verb To breathe quickly and heavily, as after running or from excitement.
- verb To long for something eagerly.