Exclamations caused by sudden pain—a hard blow on the chest:
| UH | 257 |
| OOF | 170 |
| NR | 150 |
| OOMF | 67 |
| OUCH | 45 |
| OH | 43 |
| OO | 43 |
| OW | 26 |
| OOH | 23 |
| UGH | 22 |
| OOG | 17 |
| MM | 11 |
| WOW | 11 |
| UM | 8 |
| UMPH | 8 |
| GRUNT | 7 |
| OH MY | 7 |
| MMF | 6 |
| MMM | 5 |
| UNH | 5 |
| WOOF | 5 |
| GASP | 4 |
| GROAN | 4 |
| OOM | 4 |
| UG | 4 |
| GOLLY | 3 |
| HUH | 3 |
| WOO | 3 |
| AH | 2 |
| CUT IT OUT | 2 |
| DAMN | 2 |
| HM | 2 |
| KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF ME | 2 |
| MMH | 2 |
| MMMH | 2 |
| OOP | 2 |
| OOPS | 2 |
| UFF-DA | 2 |
| UMP | 2 |
| UN | 2 |
| WHEW | 2 |
| YI | 2 |
| “MAN, THAT’S A LICK” | 1 |
| “OH MY, IT CUT MY BREATH” | 1 |
| “OO, THAT HURTS” | 1 |
| “OW, YOU BASTARD” | 1 |
| AAK | 1 |
| AH-OO | 1 |
| AHH | 1 |
| AI | 1 |
| AWFUL | 1 |
| AY-YI-YI | 1 |
| BASTARD THAT HURT | 1 |
| BE CAREFUL | 1 |
| BLOWING SOUND | 1 |
| BUH | 1 |
| COUGHING SOUND | 1 |
| DAMN IT | 1 |
| DARN | 1 |
| GLOTTAL STOP | 1 |
| GOSH | 1 |
| GRUNTING NOISE | 1 |
| HAGH | 1 |
| HE GAPS FOR HIS BREATH | 1 |
| HE’D GRUNT | 1 |
| HELL | 1 |
| HELLFIRE | 1 |
| HHUG | 1 |
| HWOOF | 1 |
| I’D PROBABLY BE WINDED | 1 |
| I-UNH | 1 |
| IT KNOCKS THE WIND OUT | 1 |
| IT’LL KNOCK YOU OUT OF BREATH | 1 |
| JESUS | 1 |
| JUST GRUNT | 1 |
| MERCY | 1 |
| MERCY MERCY | 1 |
| OEH | 1 |
| OH BOY | 1 |
| OH DEAR | 1 |
| OH GOODNESS | 1 |
| OH GOSH | 1 |
| OH LORD | 1 |
| OH ME | 1 |
| OH MY GOODNESS | 1 |
| OH THAT HURT | 1 |
| OOEY | 1 |
| OOFDA | 1 |
| OOH ME | 1 |
| OONH | 1 |
| OOSH | 1 |
| OOW | 1 |
| OW-EE | 1 |
| PROBABLY WOULDN’T SAY ANYTHING | 1 |
| QUIT IT | 1 |
| SHOO | 1 |
| SILENCE | 1 |
| SON OF A BITCH | 1 |
| TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY | 1 |
| THAT HURTS | 1 |
| THAT WAS A BREATH-TAKER | 1 |
| THAT WAS BAD | 1 |
| UH-OOH | 1 |
| UHM | 1 |
| UMPF | 1 |
| UNGF | 1 |
| UNGH | 1 |
| WATCH IT | 1 |
| WHOOPS | 1 |
| WOULD CUSS | 1 |
| YAGH | 1 |
| YIKES | 1 |
| YOU JUST TRY THAT AGAIN | 1 |
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