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Meanings of gasp for air in English

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Usage of gasp for air in English
1
Every few meters I sit in the snow and gasp for air.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
He moaned in response and raised his head to gasp for air.
Night tides
3
In the hospital, for the time being Ajay continues to gasp for air.
The Guardian
4
When he moved away, she could only gasp for air, dazed yet ecstatic.
The devil she knows
5
His weight and my purse compressed my lungs, making me gasp for air.
Death du Jour
6
Ernesto has to gasp for air he is laughing so hard.
Geektastic
7
The cold water shocked him, and he resisted the impulse to gasp for air.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
8
She started to gasp for air and went into convulsions.
Reuters
9
With a stifled prayer, and a gasp for air, I-
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 101, July 11, 1891
10
You under there? Each word separated from the last by an out-of-breath gasp for air.
IT
11
When we surface, I gasp for air, spluttering a stream of foul-mouthed names at him.
Altered
12
They gasp for air, but the grille doesn't move.
Night of knives
13
I realize I've stopped breathing and I part my lips slightly to gasp for air.
Crewel
14
His screaming stopped and he began to gasp for air, his thrashing becoming desperate convulsions.
The Scarlet Gospels
15
Sean's face had a blue tinge, and her every gasp for air was a death rattle.
The next to die
16
The salt tastes bitter in my mouth, and I am gagging as I gasp for air.
The Irish Times
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