gasp for breath

to labor for one's breath. (Usually because of physical exertion.) She ran and ran until she was gasping for breath. The diver finally came to the surface, gasping for breath.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kalyani	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Hyeon-U	hyun-oo	Korean
Shauna	SHAW-nə	English
Nita (2)	-	Native American, Choctaw
Sophie	so-FEE (French), SO-fee (English), ZO-fee (German)	French, English, German, Dutch
Hale	[heil]