- Asphyxiate - Gag - Stifle - Strangle - Struggle for breath - Suffocate - To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or
squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle.
- Catch a sudden, quick breath - Catch breath or you’ll be at your last - Catch one’s breath - Catch the breath - Fight for air when fuel starts pumping - Fight for breath - Final breath, last ...