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
Jair	JAY-ər (English)	Biblical
Zola (2)	-	Southern African, Zulu
Ursula	UR-sə-lə (English), UR-syə-lə (English), OOR-soo-lah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Nur Ad-Din	-	Arabic
Themba	-	Southern African, Zulu
Virgee	VUR-jee	English