gaspy
Panting for air
Gaspy describes breathing that comes in short, labored bursts—the quality of gasping: Her voice was gaspy after climbing the stairs.
The word can also characterize reactions of exaggerated shock or breathless excitement: The audience went all gaspy when the twist was revealed.
Informal and slightly playful.
Rapid labored breathing
- windedShort of breath
- heavingMoving up and down
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
hyperventilating · labored · puffed · short of breath · out of breath · suffocating · choked · airless
Deeply startled or appalled
- surprisedCaught unawares
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
- aghastStruck with horror
taken aback · sharp intake · caught off guard · wide-eyed · dramatic · theatrical · clutching pearls · scandalized
Whistling labored breath
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
- bronchialOf lung airways
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
constriction · shortness · dyspnea · bronchodilator · labored breathing · flare-up · attack · chronic
panting
Rapid labored breathing
wheezing · hyperventilating · labored · puffed · short of breath · out of breath · suffocating · choked · airless · ragged
shocked
Deeply startled or appalled
aghast · taken aback · sharp intake · caught off guard · wide-eyed · dramatic · theatrical · clutching pearls · scandalized · horrified
wheeze
Whistling labored breath
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
- bronchialOf lung airways
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
respiratory · constriction · shortness · dyspnea · bronchodilator · labored breathing · flare-up · attack · chronic · triggered
gaspycomposed
Calm and self-possessed
relaxed · unhurried · deep-breathing · measured · controlled
- last gaspFinal desperate attempt
- gasping for air
- dying gaspFinal breath before expiring