he was panting for breath

  • 1out of breath — phrasal : gasping for breath (as after strenuous activity) : breathing very rapidly * * * out of breath 1. Having difficulty in breathing 2. Panting from exertion, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑breath * * * out of breath phrase breathing fast and with… …

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  • 2short of breath — phrase finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat. Thesaurus: describing or relating to breathinghyponym Main entry: short * * * panting; short winded …

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  • 3out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …

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  • 4out of breath — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or regularly; gasping; panting. * /The fat man was out of breath after climbing the stairs./ * /The mile run left Bill out of breath./ …

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  • 5short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ …

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  • 6short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ …

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  • 7short\ of\ breath — adj Panting and wheezing. He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes …

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  • 8pant — [pænt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pantaisier, from Vulgar Latin phantasiare to see things which are not there , from Latin phantasia; FANTASY] 1.) to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been… …

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  • 9pant — verb ADVERB ▪ heavily, loudly ▪ slightly, softly PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ He was panting for breath …

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  • 10Alauddin Khilji — Ala ud din Khilji (Pashto/Arabic: علاء الدين الخلجي) (real name Juna Khan) (b. ? d. 1316), was the second ruler of the Khilji dynasty in India. He reigned from 1296 to 1316. [Encyclopedia Britannica [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… …

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