All gasping synonyms
gasp
G g adjective gasping
- out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- winded — out of breath.
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- panting — to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
- puffed — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- thirsty — feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- parched — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- thirsting — a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
- longing — strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- craving — an intense desire or longing
- yearning — deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
noun gasping
- dyspnea — difficult or labored breathing.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- hyperpnea — abnormally deep or rapid respiration.
- hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
- wheezy — afflicted with or characterized by wheezing: wheezy breathing.