gasp for air

to fight for a breath of air. (After one has been deprived of air.) Walter popped to the surface of the water and gasped for air. The injured dog appeared to be gasping for air.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CÍNtia	-	Portuguese
Dragica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Cain	KAYN (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Fionnlagh	-	Irish, Scottish
Laverne	lə-VURN	English
Airi	ah-ee-ṙee	Japanese