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Meanings of gasp for breath in English

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Usage of gasp for breath in English
1
It tasted like Hades boiled down, and made me gasp for breath.
The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton / 1902
2
Such an awful sinking at the heart-sucha sudden gasp for breath!
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
3
They stagger back and rest on their weapons; they gasp for breath.
The red queen
4
I cough and gasp for breath, steadying myself against the dizzy nausea.
Pivot Point
5
More than once he had to sit down and gasp for breath.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
6
I pant and gasp for breath, and shudder and tremble in my terror.
Fifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography
7
The blacksmith glared at her, and seemed to gasp for breath.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
8
This audacious statement made Raikes and Bogle fairly gasp for breath.
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
9
They tightened about her to a grip that made her gasp for breath.
The Swindler and Other Stories
10
Jeffreys gave a gasp for breath before he dare read on.
A Dog with a Bad Name
11
He seemed to be trying simultaneously to gasp for breath and to vomit.
Relentless
12
She could only gasp for breath and turn whiter still.
Possessed
13
At first she could do nothing but gasp for breath.
North and South
14
A final gasp for breath before it yanks him under.
Ice Like Fire
15
Every few steps, he rested his hands on his knees to gasp for breath.
The Descent
16
Her mouth fell open-togasp for breath, to cry out?
Death angel
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