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1. Breathing heavily (as after exertion)
   - out of breath, breathless, puffed [Brit], short-winded

1. Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   "The runners reached the finish line, gasping heavily";
   - pant, puff, heave
    
2. Speak in a breathless manner

Type of: blow

Encyclopedia: Gasping