labored breathing
Struggling for air
Labored breathing is breathing that requires visible effort—chest heaving, nostrils flaring, muscles straining.
It signals respiratory distress from exertion, illness, or obstruction.
The phrase appears in medical contexts and everyday description: The paramedics noted labored breathing.
After climbing six flights, his labored breathing took minutes to settle.
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- shortness of breathDifficulty inhaling enough air
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
air hunger · cyanosis · respiratory distress · panting · hyperventilation · chest tightness · pulmonary edema · stridor · hypoxia · apneic · asthma · oxygen mask · respiratory rate · raspy · shortness · heaving · catching breath · exhausted
- breathinginhalation, breath, exhalation, inhale, exhale
- breathlessnessshort of breath, winded, gasping, panting, huffing
- Respiratory Problemsasthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, emphysema
- workout effectssweating, sweat, muscle soreness, soreness, fatigue
- deathbedlast breath, last words, final moments, final breath, dying wish
- oxygen deprivationhypoxia, hypoxemia, cyanosis, blue lips, blue skin
labored breathingsteady breathing
Constant respiratory rhythm
rhythmic breathing · controlled breathing · paced breathing · slow breathing · deep breathing
labor, breathe, breathing, laborer, labored, laboring, breather, breathed, breathes