[Grammar] Under or in heavy breathe

[sebayanpendam]

Hi,

What preposition that collocates with heavy breath?

'Danny was explaining how he got the bruise on his forehead under/in heavy breath. He had been swimming and hit his head on a rock.

Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

"Heavy breath" isn't natural. Are you thinking of while breathing heavily?

 

[jutfrank]

Your sentence doesn't make much sense in its current form, and I'm not completely sure I know what you mean. Perhaps something like this:

Breathing heavily, Danny explained how he got the bruise on his forehead.


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[Charlie Bernstein]

Hi,

What preposition that collocates with heavy breath?

'Danny was explaining how he got the bruise on his forehead under/in heavy breath. He had been swimming and hit his head on a rock.

Thanks.

"I hit my head on that rock," Danny gasped.