gasp

gasp

verb

Definition of GASP

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty <the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon>

Synonyms blow, heave, hyperventilate, pant, puff, wheeze

Related Words choke, gag, gulp, huff; asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle; snore, snuffle; exhale, expire

Phrases be out of breath