| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gasp for air |
| Synonyms: | be out of breath, blow, breathe, chuff, gulp, heave, huff, palpitate, puff, snort, throb, wheeze, whiff, wind |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | gasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw breath in sharply |
| Synonyms: | blow, catch one's breath, choke, convulse, fight for breath, gulp, heave, inhale, inspire, pant, puff, respire, sniffle, snort, wheeze, whoop |
| Main Entry: | heave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth |
| Synonyms: | billow, breathe, cast, dilate, disgorge, exhale, expand, gag, groan, huff, palpitate, pant, puff, puke, retch, rise, sign, sob, spew, spit up, surge, suspire, swell, throb, throw up, upchuck, vomit |
| Main Entry: | huff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sigh, breathe out forcefully |
| Synonyms: | blow, expire, gasp, heave, pant, puff |
| Antonyms: | inhale |
| Main Entry: | itch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire strongly |
| Synonyms: | ache, be impatient, burn, chafe, crave, hanker, have a yen for, hunger, long, lust, pant, pine, sigh, thirst, want, yearn |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | puff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inhale or exhale air |
| Synonyms: | blow, breathe, distend, drag, draw, enlarge, fill, gasp, gulp, heave, huff, huff and puff, inflate, pant, pull at, pull on, smoke, suck, swell, wheeze, whiff |