🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

헐떡임

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heoldeogim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Panting/ˈpæntɪŋ/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"달린 후 그는 헐떡이고 있었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To breathe quickly and heavily, typically as a result of exertion.

    "After running up the hill, she was panting heavily."
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of breathing quickly and heavily.

    "His panting indicated that he had just finished a strenuous workout."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'panting' originates from the Middle English 'pantien', derived from the Old French 'pantier', which in turn comes from the Latin 'panteare', meaning 'to breathe heavily'. The evolution of the term reflects a shift from a general sense of breathing to a specific association with rapid, labored breathing often due to exertion or excitement.

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