breathlessness vs gulp

breathlessness

noun
  • The state of being breathless or out of breath. 

  • Difficult or labored respiration, dyspnea, shortness of breath 

gulp

noun
  • The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear. 

  • An unspecified small number of bytes, often two. 

  • The usual amount swallowed. 

intj
  • An indication of (the sound of) an involuntary fear reaction in the form of a swallowing motion. 

verb
  • To react nervously by swallowing. 

  • To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow. 

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