gasping for air

• breathlessLacking air, gasping
• suffocatingDepriving of air
• chokingBlocked airway condition
• wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
• pantingRapid labored breathing

hyperventilating · drowning · asphyxiation · oxygen · lungs · throat · desperate · struggling · panic · underwater · asthma · inhaler · chest · tight · heaving · gulping · sputtering · coughing