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
After running up the stairs, his gasping could be heard.
Painful wheezing sounds were leaking from the hospital room.
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.
In old documents, there are examples where 喘ぎ is recorded as a name for a disease.
gasping; breathing heavily
Standard kanji spelling for the noun form of 喘ぐ.
Kana spelling is common when the kanji is considered difficult or when emphasizing the sound.
Derived from the verb 喘ぐ (あえぐ, 'to gasp, pant'), which is of native Japanese origin. The noun form 喘ぎ nominalizes the action.