Breathe noisily in making a speech (4)
I believe the answer is:
gasp
'breathe noisily' is the definition.
'gasp' can be an answer for 'breathe' (gasping is a kind of breathing). I'm not sure about the 'noisily' bit.
'in making a speech' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'GASP' can be found hidden inside 'making a speech'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gasp that I've seen before include "Breathe sharply in amazement, horror etc" , "Inhale sharply with astonishment" , "Fight for breath" , "Short laboured intake of breath" , "Pant" .)