to breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.-hence: to long eagerly; to desire earnestly.-to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.-to sigh; to flutter; to languish.-to breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.-to long for; to be eager after.-a quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.-a violent palpitation of the heart.