gasping, suffocating, being unable to breathe

hold one's breath

be enclosed, be prohibited, cease to flow, cease to flow, cease to have inspiration, falter or stammer in speech, hesitate, refrain (from), desist (from), stop, come to a stop, stay (at or with), stop, hold, stay, cease

to feel troubled while breathing

to be short of breath, to gasp, pant

take a (slight) breath while reciting or singing

to be suffocated, to breathe short or with difficulty

breath, sigh, fissure, crack which lets the air in, a brief span of time, a moment, a few seconds

be out of breath

to live, to spend life, to exist

taking a breath, resting, reposing

gasping, breathlessness

to hold in (one's) breath, to pretend to be dead

be struck dumb, be greatly shocked, have the shock of one's life