To breathe heavily, gasp, or pant, usually as a result of physical exertion or respiratory distress.
From Latin 'anhelare' (to pant, gasp for breath). An archaic or obsolete English verb from Middle English, rarely used in modern speech.
Anhele is basically the verb form of anhelation—poets might use it to describe someone desperately chasing after love or truth, since breathing hard is so dramatic!
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