intaken

She cringed deprecat-ingly at his touch, gave him a sickly smile and whispered "hullo" on a gasp of intaken breath.

She Closed Her Eyes 2010

THE ILLUSTRATED MAN is classic Bradbury –a collection of tales that breathe and move, animated by sharp, intaken breath and flexing muscle.

‘The Illustrated Man’ gets Cinematic! | We Are Movie Geeks 2009

She heard the catch of his intaken breath as he found her.

Lady Chatterley's Lover 2004

There was a sound from the console, a faint, sharp hiss of intaken breath that drew Kirk's eyes as though it had been a cry of raw rage.

Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

There was a sound from the console, a faint, sharp hiss of intaken breath that drew Kirk's eyes as though it had been a cry of raw rage.

Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

He heard her intaken breath, could see her fighting with the dark, trying to make out where the voice had come from.

The End of the Pier Grimes, Martha 1994

She hadn't even the span of an intaken breath to cry a warning.

The Silent Tower Hambly, Barbara 1986

When I couldn't swallow without wincing or breathe without feeling the intaken air cut like a knife, I untied the plastic bag and poured the contents into my mouth.

Smokescreen Francis, Dick 1972

When I couldn't swallow without wincing or breathe without feeling the intaken air cut like a knife, I untied the plastic bag and poured the contents into my mouth.

Smokescreen Francis, Dick 1972

They were not more than a yard or two away, and Frodo heard the soft hiss of intaken breath.

The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965