breathe+hard
111puff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swelling; blow, breath, cloud, wind, breeze; informal, gesture, praise. v. brag, boast, praise, commend; blow, pant, gasp; inflate. See approbation, boasting, increase, flattery. II (Roget s IV) n.… …
112wheeze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. breathe hard, gasp, puff, choke. n. old joke, gag, chestnut. See wind, wit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. breathe heavily, puff, pant; see gasp . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rasp, gasp, whistle, puff …
113wheeze — v. n. Breathe hard, breathe audibly …
114blow — I. n. 1. Stroke, knock, rap, pat, thump, dab, beat, lick, thwack, bang. 2. Calamity, disaster, misfortune, affliction. 3. Bloom, blossom, flower, efflorescence. 4. Gale, blast, gust. II. v. n. 1. Move or flow in currents (as the wind) …
115pant — verb 1) he was panting as they reached the top Syn: breathe heavily, breathe hard, puff, huff and puff, gasp, wheeze 2) it makes you pant for more Syn: yearn for, long for, crave, hanker after/for …
116pant — verb Syn: breathe heavily, breathe hard, puff and blow, huff and puff, gasp, heave, wheeze …
117pant — I [[t]pænt[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion 2) to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge[/ex] 3) to emit steam or the like in loud puffs 4) phl to breathe or utter rapidly or… …
118pant´er — pant1 «pant», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to breathe hard and quickly, as one does when out of breath: »to pant from the long, steep climb. He is panting from playing tennis. SYNONYM(S): gasp, puff. 2. to speak with short, quick breaths: »He panted… …
119blow — blow1 /bloh/, n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head. 2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife s death was a terrible blow to him. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow …
120asthma — [14] The original idea contained in asthma is that of ‘breathing hard’. The Greek noun asthma was derived from the verb ázein ‘breathe hard’ (related to áein ‘blow’, from which English gets air). In its earliest form in English it was asma,… …
