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Panting, about to engage in towelling oneself down?
Answer for the clue "Panting, about to engage in towelling oneself down? ", 13 letters:
out of breath
Word definitions for out of breath in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. breathing with difficulty
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: blown , gasping , out of breath(p) , panting , pursy , short-winded , winded ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Breath \Breath\ (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS. br[=ae eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam, vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. Brawn , and Breed .] The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, ...
Usage examples of out of breath.
The two on the dock felt their hearts sink as Dooly, out of breath, lurched up and looked with amazement at the empty dockside.
She was out of breath, and she opened her mouth and flooded her lungs with a rush of cold black water, then put her head down and continued swimming toward the light.
They waited, chatting with the parents, until out of breath, flags of scarlet on his bony cheekbones, the priest appeared in the doorway.