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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sharply drawn breath |
| Synonyms: | blow, ejaculation, exclamation, gulp, heave, pant, puff, wheeze, whoop |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blast, rush of air, wind |
| Synonyms: | breathe, buffet, drive, exhale, fan, flap, flow, flutter, gasp, heave, huff, inflate, pant, puff, pump, ruffle, rush, stream, swell, swirl, waft, wave, whiff, whirl, whisk, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | breath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respiration |
| Synonyms: | animation, breathing, eupnea, exhalation, expiration, gasp, gulp, inhalation, inspiration, insufflation, pant, wheeze |
| Main Entry: | breathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take air in and let out |
| Synonyms: | draw in, exhale, expire, fan, gasp, gulp, inhale, insufflate, open the floodgates, pant, puff, respire, scent, sigh, sniff, snore, snort, use lungs, wheeze |
| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, congest, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, garrote, gasp, gibbet, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, strangulate, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring |
| Antonyms: | release, unblock, unconstrict |
| Main Entry: | croak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make husky, squawking noise |
| Synonyms: | caw, crow, gasp, grunt, quack, squawk, utter huskily, utter throatily, wheeze |
| Main Entry: | gag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vomit, choke |
| Synonyms: | be nauseated, disgorge, gasp, heave, nauseate, pant, puke, retch, sicken, spew, strain, struggle, throw up |
| Main Entry: | gulp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swallow |
| Synonyms: | choke, draught, gasp, mouthful, swig, swill |
| Antonyms: | nibble |
| Main Entry: | huff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sigh, breathe out forcefully |
| Synonyms: | blow, expire, gasp, heave, pant, puff |
| Antonyms: | inhale |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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