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запыхаться — meaning in English

zapykhatsya

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English meaning

  • pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
  • wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.

Senses

запыхаться is used for these senses in English:

  • out of breath Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
  • 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.
  • wind A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.
  • wind (transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

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.

wind — full definition

  1. noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
  2. verb To turn or twist something around a central point, or to follow a curving path (pronounced differently from the "air" sense).
  3. verb To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
  4. verb To knock the breath out of someone, usually with a blow to the stomach.

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