hijgen

Meaning

to pant, to gasp for breath

Concepts

gasp

wheeze

hyperventilate

pant

Synonyms

het benauwd krijgen

naar adem snakken

snuiven

snakken

Translations

haleter

keuchen

jadear

restare senza fiato

resollar

schnaufen

restare a bocca aperta

trattenere il fiato

panteler

être essouflé,

hyperventilieren

pantaixar

être essoufflé

s’essouffler

japsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɛi̯.ɣə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: higen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *hīgon

In summary

From Middle Dutch higen, from Old Dutch *hīgon, from Proto-West Germanic *hīgōn.