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
Mair	MIER	Welsh
FermÍN	-	Spanish
Nerina	-	Italian
Alberta	al-BUR-tə (English), ahl-BER-tah (Italian, Polish, German)	English, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, German
Mahavira	-	Sanskrit
Madlenka	-	Czech