- (v.t.) To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
- (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
- (v.i.) To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
- (v.i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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