anhele
/ənˈhiːl/
anhele verb: to yearn for, or to pant.
Verb
anhele (third-person singular simple present anheles, present participle anheling, simple past and past participle anheled)
- To yearn for, or to pant.
- All men know that we be here gathered, and with most fervent desire, they anheale, breathe, and gape for the fruit of our convocation; as our acts shall be, so they shall name us; […]1536 June 18 (Gregorian calendar), Hugh Latimer, “Sermon II. The Second Sermon in the Afternoon [Made to the Clergy, in the Convocation, before the Parliament Began, the Ninth Day of June, the...
Forms of anhele
| third-person singular present | anheles |
|---|---|
| present participle | anheling |
| past participle | anheled |
| past | anheled |
Origin of anhele
Compare Old French aneler, anheler. See anhelation.
Words that rhyme with anhele
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
Questions about anhele
- What does anhele mean?
- Anhele means to yearn for, or to pant.
- What part of speech is anhele?
- Anhele is a verb.
- How do you pronounce anhele?
- Anhele is pronounced /ənˈhiːl/.
- What is the past tense of anhele?
- The past tense of anhele is anheled.
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