喘あえぐ

godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb

gasp; pant; breathe hard

Physical act of breathing heavily, often from exertion, pain, or distress.

• 彼かれは階かい段だんを駆かけ上あがった後あと、激はげしく喘あえいでいた。

  He was panting heavily after running up the stairs.

• 傷きずの痛いたみで一ひと晩ばん中じゅう喘あえいだ。

  I gasped all night from the pain of the wound.

godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb

struggle; suffer; be in distress

Figurative use: to be in a difficult situation and struggling to cope, often with a sense of desperation. Commonly used with nouns like 不況 (recession) or 生活 (livelihood).

• 中ちゅう小しょう企き業ぎょうは不ふ況きょう下かで喘あえいでいる。

  Small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling under the recession.

• 彼かれは借しゃっ金きんの返へん済さいに喘あえいでいる。

  He is struggling to repay his debts.