喘あえぎ

noun

gasping; panting; wheezing

Refers to the act or sound of breathing heavily, often from exertion, pain, or emotional distress. Can be used literally or figuratively.

See also: 喘ぐ

• 階かい段だんを駆かけ上あがった後あと、彼かれの喘あえぎが聞きこえた。

  After running up the stairs, his gasping could be heard.

• 苦くるしそうな喘あえぎ声ごえが病びょう室しつから漏もれていた。

  Painful wheezing sounds were leaking from the hospital room.

noun

asthma

Rare, old-fashioned or literary term for asthma. In modern Japanese, 喘息 (ぜんそく) is the standard medical and everyday word.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「喘あえぎ」を病びょう名めいとして記しるした例れいがある。

  In old documents, there are examples where 喘ぎ is recorded as a name for a disease.