肩かたで息いきをする

expression, suru verb (irregular)

breathe heavily; pant; gasp for breath

Describes labored breathing where the shoulders visibly move up and down, often after intense exertion or due to distress.

• 彼かれはマラソンの後あと、肩かたで息いきをしていた。

  He was breathing heavily, his shoulders heaving, after the marathon.

• 階かい段だんを駆かけ上あがったら、肩かたで息いきをするほど疲つかれた。

  After running up the stairs, I was so tired I was panting with my shoulders moving.