ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pech

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pɛk/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Pech is a verb meaning (Scotland, Northern England) To pant, to struggle for breath.

Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England) To pant, to struggle for breath.

Example Sentences

She peched and had to rest often.
An' as they breisted the lang lang hill / The puir horse graned and peched.
If he could just stop breathing and listen but he was peching too much from the climb.
When Graham reached him, however, he felt so exhausted he could not immediately explain; he had to sit on the ground, peching like a seal.

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