heave a sigh of relief
to suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended:
We both heaved a sigh of relief when she left.
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- aspiration
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocating
- winded
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