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gaspverb [ I ] uk
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/ɡɑːsp/ us
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C2 to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock: gasp in When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise. [ + speech ] "Help me!" he gasped.
C2 to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air: gasp for He pulled her aboard the boat and she sprawled on the deck, coughing and gasping for breath.
More examplesFewer examplesWhen they announced that Chris had won first prize, he gasped in astonishment.He opened the box and gasped to see all the treasure inside."How on earth did you do that?," she gasped.He struggled out of the pool and lay on his back, gasping.A loud crash from the other room made us gasp and run to the door.
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
caterwauling
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
glug
groan
laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
rasp
raspberry
roar
squall
ululate
ululation
unsounded
vocalization
wail
whoop
wolf whistle
yelp
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be gasping
be gasping for something
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Examples of gasped
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The visiting doctor gasped in horror and hurriedly asked if there weren't a more private place we could talk.
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Everybody gasped, because they knew that it could not happen.
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Let us remember that, when he did, the nation gasped.
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I understand that when the coroner announced the verdict of accidental death, those present at the inquiry gasped in astonishment.
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It was a humiliating position, and the whole world gasped and expected us to go down to that abyss of ruin to which so many nations had sunk.
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The astounded crowd gasped and aahhed in unison.
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Strewth, gasped one of them, so that's what they're like!
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His last moments were recorded by the camera he had been reporting into, including his dying words as he gasped to his cameraman.
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The entire crowd gasped, and starting yelling at the band to check it out.
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The entire stadium gasped all at once when the impact occurred.
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She gasped in horror as soon as she did it and began crying.
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Gracie was exhausted after three minutes, and he gasped for air during several takedown attempts in the second round.
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The crowd gasped with horror and willed him to get up.
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The crowd gasped in horror as she staggered onto the track, her torso twisted, her left arm limp, her right leg mostly seized.
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Hundreds of fish died and the rest gasped for oxygen near the surface.
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gasp
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verb
ˈgasp
gasped; gasping; gasps
Synonyms of gasp
intransitive verb
1
: to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)
2
: to breathe laboriously
transitive verb
: to utter in a gasping manner
gasp
2 of 2
noun
plural gasps
: an act of gasping : a sudden loud intake of breath with one's mouth because of surprise, shock, pain, etc.
He let out an audible gasp at the sight of the snake. a gasp of surprise His eyes looked wild and strange from the fever; he trembled continuously, and each breath he took sounded like a gasp for life.—Robert C. O'Brien In the next hour Lemieux drew gasps from the crowd half a dozen more times …—E. M. Swift
Synonyms
Verb
blow
heave
hyperventilate
pant
puff
wheeze
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Examples of gasp in a Sentence
Verb
Mom gasped in surprise at the sight of my sister's new haircut.
He gasped as he stepped into the icy water.
a dying man gasping for breath
She was gasping for air.
Recent Examples on the WebVerb
Kim appeared to gasp in happy surprise in the final picture as Brielle held the phone up.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
The graphic videos were only shown to the jury during the three-week trial, but audio could be heard in the gallery, where some heard Henry gasping for breath before dying.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2024
Alabama is seeking to execute a second inmate using a nitrogen gas that became the subject of controversy last month when convicted murdered Kenneth Smith was observed convulsing and gasping for air while being put to death.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Helene Elliott: No longer gasping for air, a rejuvenated Nya Reed is thriving with UCLA.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
Witnesses to the Alabama execution reported Kenneth Smith was convulsing and gasping for several minutes.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
About 25 supporters, including his wife, other family members and colleagues, gasped over the prison term and broke into tears before Crespo said his good-byes to them.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
The three-time Super Bowl champion was gasping for air while telling listeners about seeing a series of videos others took at the club, showing him and girlfriend Taylor Swift sharing a heartfelt moment together and then quickly panning over to Jason dancing in the mask by himself across the room.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
None of my gasping indoor plants has been repotted.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
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The decision was met with sighs and gasps by many of those gathered in the courthouse, which included student Darryl George’s supporters and natural-hair advocates.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Sunset Sound is among the last holdouts of a once-thriving music-business ecosystem that is taking its last gasps.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The byproducts of Nyad’s will, its proof — gurgles, gasps, wheezing — tell us to worry, for the voice is often taking on water.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Late in the game on a fourth-and-6 look — the Texans’ last gasp — Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet came around the end to hit Stroud, forcing a high throw and a game-sealing incompletion.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2024
From Bill Plaschke: The confetti erupted and the curtain came down and, amid audible gasps, there appeared a muscular bronze figure doing something nobody expected.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
There were audible gasps as Lodgson rattled off the data.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
Her vocals were so good, and had so much range, that Riley made guest panelist and former Masked Singer finalist Donny Osmond gasp on stage.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
There were also some attention-getting gasps, like when Jay-Z chided the Recording Academy (i.e., the body responsible for putting on the Grammys).
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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Verb
Middle English; akin to Old Norse geispa to yawn
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun
circa 1529, in the meaning defined above
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gasp
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ˈgasp
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: to draw in a breath sharply (as with shock)
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: to breathe with difficulty : pant
3
: to utter with quick difficult breaths
gasp
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C2 to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock: gasp in When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise. [ + speech ] "Help me!" he gasped.
C2 to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air: gasp for He pulled her aboard the boat and she sprawled on the deck, coughing and gasping for breath.
More examplesFewer examplesWhen they announced that Chris had won first prize, he gasped in astonishment.He opened the box and gasped to see all the treasure inside."How on earth did you do that?," she gasped.He struggled out of the pool and lay on his back, gasping.A loud crash from the other room made us gasp and run to the door.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
caterwauling
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
glug
groan
laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
rasp
raspberry
squall
ululate
ululation
unsounded
vocalization
wail
whistle
whoop
wolf whistle
yelp
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
Idioms
be gasping
be gasping for something
gaspnoun [ C ] uk
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/ɡɑːsp/ us
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/ɡæsp/
C2 an act of gasping: gasp of He gave a gasp of amazement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
caterwauling
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
glug
groan
laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
rasp
raspberry
squall
ululate
ululation
unsounded
vocalization
wail
whistle
whoop
wolf whistle
yelp
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
(Definition of gasp from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
gasp | American Dictionary
gaspverb [ I/T ] us
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to take a short quick breath through the mouth, esp. because of surprise, pain, or shock: [ I ] When he collapsed on stage, the audience gasped. [ T ] "Help me!" he gasped.
gasp noun [ C ] us
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/ɡæsp/
The circus acrobats drew gasps from the crowd.
(Definition of gasp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of gasp
gasp
Her chest has over the 3 days prior to admission woken her at night when she was aware of being 'breathy and gasping for breath'.
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As they cannot cough they may be seen gasping and may have mucous around their nostrils.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
I gasped, tried to catch my breath at the weight of such a revelation.
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The visiting doctor gasped in horror and hurriedly asked if there weren't a more private place we could talk.
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Cries, gasps, screeches, whispering, laughing, and other non-speech-like vocalizations were not transcribed.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
His voice is loud, forced, and unpleasantly rasping, at times he gasps out individual words loudly.
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Here she made an important connection between the gasping breath and a perceived need to take in lots of air in order to play the oboe.
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There are these things which are so breathtaking - literally - that you just gasp.
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The universities and 'critical verisimilitude' are treated as the last gasp of a fossilised world.
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To advocates of the" resolute approach", crime is simply a choice to do wrong; it is never the squalid last gasp of the outsider.
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All that came was a weak gasp and then a sputter.
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One thing led to another, one step at a time, with each music-related essay seeming to be a last gasp.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
They are continually coughing and gasping for breath.
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One cannot find any basis for it at all, and one is left gasping at the mentality which can bring it about.
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In the interests of balance, it may be appropriate to hear the gasping tones of at least one smoker.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指由於驚奇、痛苦或震驚而）喘息，喘氣，倒抽氣, （大聲、帶有困難地）喘氣，上氣不接下氣, 喘息，喘氣，倒抽氣…
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（尤指由于惊奇、痛苦或震惊而）喘息，喘气，倒抽气, （大声、带有困难地）喘气，上气不接下气, 喘息，喘气，倒抽气…
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dar un grito ahogado, grito ahogado, quedarse sin aliento…
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dar um grito sufocado, arquejo, grito sufocado…
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जोरात श्वास घेणे, अडखळत श्वास घेणे…
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（ショックや驚きで）はっと息をのむ, 息（いき）を飲（の）む, あえぐ…
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kesik kesik/derin derin hırlayarak nefes almak, soluğu/nefesi kesilmek, güçlükle ve hırıltıyla nefes almak…
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avoir le souffle coupé, haleter, halètement [masculine]…
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fer un crit ofegat…
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het naar adem snakken, naar adem snakken…
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குறிப்பாக ஆச்சரியம், வலி அல்லது அதிர்ச்சியின் காரணமாக வாய் வழியாக ஒரு குறுகிய, விரைவான சுவாசத்தை எடுக்க…
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gisp, gispe…
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cungapan, mencungap…
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das Keuchen, keuchen…
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gispe, snappe etter pusten, gisp [neuter]…
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утруднене дихання, важко дихати…
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ахнуть, задохнуться (от ужаса, изумления и т. д.)…
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C2 to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock: gasp in When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise. [ + speech ] "Help me!" he gasped.
C2 to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air: gasp for He pulled her aboard the boat and she sprawled on the deck, coughing and gasping for breath.
More examplesFewer examplesWhen they announced that Chris had won first prize, he gasped in astonishment.He opened the box and gasped to see all the treasure inside."How on earth did you do that?," she gasped.He struggled out of the pool and lay on his back, gasping.A loud crash from the other room made us gasp and run to the door.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
caterwauling
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
glug
groan
laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
rasp
raspberry
squall
ululate
ululation
unsounded
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whistle
whoop
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
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be gasping
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C2 an act of gasping: gasp of He gave a gasp of amazement.
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crunch
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laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
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raspberry
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
(Definition of gasp from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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gaspverb [ I/T ] us
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to take a short quick breath through the mouth, esp. because of surprise, pain, or shock: [ I ] When he collapsed on stage, the audience gasped. [ T ] "Help me!" he gasped.
gasp noun [ C ] us
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The circus acrobats drew gasps from the crowd.
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Examples of gasp
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And because she could not breathe on her own - she didn't gasp for air - that means she's officially brain-dead.
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It almost feels like the last gasp of an industrial era that's now long over and gone.
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Compared to email or (gasp) direct mail campaigns, customers actually read and respond to texting.
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I don't know whether it's a first breath or a last gasp.
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Storms at sea make us gasp, enormous icebergs are appropriately majestic, and when fog rolls over the ice, we definitely feel the chill.
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Government is broken and the economy is gasping.
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First of all, it's likely to change your breathing cycle -- hear that gasp you just made?
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Although this is not exactly airplanes flying into twin towers, the parallel was enough to make me gasp.
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This uninflected fact, placed just so at the end of the anecdote and at the end of a paragraph, leaves the reader gasping with laughter.
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They gasped and murmured as the video was shown for the first time in public.
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What is so wrong about learning subject matter from a wide variety of resources, even (gasp) streaming video?
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He may be gasping for air due to heart failure or incapacitated due to memory loss.
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（尤指由於驚奇、痛苦或震驚而）喘息，喘氣，倒抽氣, （大聲、帶有困難地）喘氣，上氣不接下氣, 喘息，喘氣，倒抽氣…
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（尤指由于惊奇、痛苦或震惊而）喘息，喘气，倒抽气, （大声、带有困难地）喘气，上气不接下气, 喘息，喘气，倒抽气…
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जोरात श्वास घेणे, अडखळत श्वास घेणे…
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（ショックや驚きで）はっと息をのむ, 息（いき）を飲（の）む, あえぐ…
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avoir le souffle coupé, haleter, halètement [masculine]…
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குறிப்பாக ஆச்சரியம், வலி அல்லது அதிர்ச்சியின் காரணமாக வாய் வழியாக ஒரு குறுகிய, விரைவான சுவாசத்தை எடுக்க…
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(आश्चर्य, पीड़ा या सदमे के कारण) हाँफना, (साँस लेने में कठिनाई के कारण) हाँफना…
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утруднене дихання, важко дихати…
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হাঁপানো, জোরে জোরে শ্বাস নেওয়া, দম ফুরিয়ে আসা…
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vzdech, zalapání po dechu, těžce dýchat…
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suara tergagap, tergagap…
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พูดกระหืดกระหอบ, การหอบ, การอ้าปากหายใจ…
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hơi thở hổn hển, thở hổn hển…
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westchnąć, sapać, łapać (z trudem ) powietrze…
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숨이 턱 막히는 소리를 내다…
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use gasp in a sentenceThe execution Wednesday of an Arizona man lasted almost two hours as he gasped for air.Arizona Botches Execution | Ben Jacobs | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“They were just meat,” he gasped before breaking down in tears.A Child’s Funeral in Gaza | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWebsite headlines gasped, “BREAKING: A Kardashian is Walking in the Marc Jacobs Show.”The Famous Parents Modeling Club | Erin Cunningham | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the public gasped at this specious statement, the defense took over for cross examination.Portrait of the Consummate Con Man | John Lardner | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMillennials are “unmoored from institutions,” gasped Pew Research recently.Rand Paul is Politically Divergent. And So He Must Be Stopped. | Nick Gillespie | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gasped a few times, then, gathering strength again, went on with that horrible spasmodic recitation.Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"You said you would not come till I had taken the world by the shoulders," gasped Leo, falling back.Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingAnd his friends gasped at his temerity and trembled for him, not knowing what grounds he had for counting himself unassailable.Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniThen Weston gasped with sincere relief, for it was clear that they had crept around the perilous corner.The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss"I am possessed of a fiend," she gasped, going up to the lady and speaking in a low voice, as if afraid to hear her own tones.Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for gaspgasp/ (ɡɑːsp) /verb(intr) to draw in the breath sharply, convulsively, or with effort, esp in expressing awe, horror, etc(intr; foll by after or for) to crave(tr often foll by out) to utter or emit breathlesslySee morenouna short convulsive intake of breatha short convulsive burst of speechat the last gasp at the point of deathat the last momentSee moreOrigin of gasp1C14: from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispeDerived forms of gaspgaspingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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gasp verb /ɡɑːsp/ /ɡæsp/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gasp /ɡɑːsp/ /ɡæsp/ he / she / it gasps /ɡɑːsps/ /ɡæsps/ past simple gasped /ɡɑːspt/ /ɡæspt/ past participle gasped /ɡɑːspt/ /ɡæspt/ -ing form gasping /ˈɡɑːspɪŋ/ /ˈɡæspɪŋ/
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[intransitive, transitive] to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain gasp (at something) She gasped at the wonderful view.They gasped in astonishment at the news. + speech ‘What was that noise?’ he gasped.Extra ExamplesThe cold made her gasp.Denis almost gasped aloud in astonishment.She gasped at his boldness.She was gasping with pain.Topics Feelingsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbalmostsuddenlyaloud…verb + gaspmake somebodymanage toprepositionatinwith…phrasesgasp for airgasp for breathleave somebody gasping…See full entry
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[intransitive, transitive] to have difficulty breathing or speaking gasp (for something) He came to the surface of the water gasping for air. gasp (something) (out) She managed to gasp out her name. + speech ‘Can't breathe,’ he gasped.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbalmostsuddenlyaloud…verb + gaspmake somebodymanage toprepositionatinwith…phrasesgasp for airgasp for breathleave somebody gasping…See full entry
be gasping (for something) [intransitive] (British English, informal) to want or need something very badly, especially a drink or a cigarette Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse geispa ‘to yawn’.See gasp in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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gasp From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgaspgasp1 /ɡɑːsp $ ɡæsp/ ●○○ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive]SURPRISEDFRIGHTENED to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in paingasp in/with
Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward.gasp at
The audience gasped at the splendour of the costumes.
‘My leg!’ he gasped. ‘I think it’s broken!’► see thesaurus at breathe2 [intransitive] to breathe quickly in a way that can be heard because you are having difficulty breathing → pantgasp for air/breath
Brendan climbed slowly, gasping for breath. 3 → be gasping (for something)→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgasp• ""Do you think you can walk?'' I asked. ""I'll try, '' he gasped.• Everyone who sees these photographs gasps.• The crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames.• The sound of the telephone shrilling by the side of her bed brought her gasping back to wakefulness.• The hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• His mother was coughing and gasping for breath.• He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock.• The boys gasped, wheezed and giggled; the plumper ones complained bitterly.• I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.• Most people gasp when they hear how much money Patsy makes.• Instead, it is surging ahead in the polls leaving the opposition to gasp with envy.• One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain.
gasp in/with• He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock.• All around me, the people in the crowd were gasping in astonishment.• Six or seven women fainted, children screamed, grown men gasped in awe and disbelief.• Will I reach the other side gasping with exhilaration at the effort, the risk, the task successfully accomplished?• Like a rabbit borne aloft by a hawk, Semele hung gasping in his grip.• At first Buzz saw nothing, but then she gasped in horror.• He gasped with the effect of keeping with her.• But even when Brown was gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job.gasp for air/breath• I will be gasping for breath 24 hours a day.• She was rushed to the hospital, gasping for breath.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• Katze dashed on to the bridge of the Raubvogel, gasping for breath.• We gasped for breath and fought off the pain, desperate not to lose.• They lay gasping for breath behind some wooden benches.• Sobbing, gasping for breath, she began to crawl across the floor.• They gasped for breath, struggled against debilitating weakness, and when the blood vessels around their brains ruptured, they died.• Yet even as the boy fell back, gasping for breath, that strange transformation overcame him again.
gaspgasp2 ●○○ noun [countable]
1 SURPRISEDFRIGHTENEDwhen you take in a breath suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in paingasp of
With a gasp of pure horror, Lewis jumped up and ran.
She gave a little gasp and clutched George’s hand.2 BREATHEwhen you breathe in air quickly because you are having difficulty breathing
Her breath came in shallow gasps.3 → somebody’s/something’s last gaspExamples from the Corpusgasp• There was a gasp at this disclosure.• Bette concluded with a gasp and sank her teeth into her sandwich.• Between gasps Michael said that he was allergic to cats.• The announcement that he was guilty brought gasps and sobs in the packed courtroom.• But it also was the last gasp for a team on the slide.• Kneeling across him, she joined her body to his with a little gasp until he sat and touched his mouth to hers.• I was breathing in short little gasps.• Then there's nothing but the implacable, soul-less beat, and a subdued babble of shudders and metallic gasps.• Now we solaced our brow on the porcelain, and emitted a few sour gasps of disgust.• There were gasps of astonishment from the audience.gasp of• a gasp of painOrigin gasp1 (1300-1400) Old Norse geispa “to yawn”
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Verb tablegaspSimple FormPresentI, you, we, theygasphe, she, itgasps
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PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theygaspedPresent perfectI, you, we, theyhave gaspedhe, she, ithas gaspedPast perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad gaspedFutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill gaspFuture perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have gasped
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you, we, theyare gaspingPastI, he, she, itwas gaspingyou, we, theywere gaspingPresent perfectI, you, we, theyhave been gaspinghe, she, ithas been gaspingPast perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been gaspingFutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be gaspingFuture perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been gasping
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Definition of gasp verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
gasp verbverb NAmE//ɡæsp// Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gasp he / she / it gasps past simple gasped -ing form gasping jump to other results1[intransitive, transitive] to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain gasp (at something) She gasped at the wonderful view. They gasped in astonishment at the news. + speech “What was that noise?” he gasped.
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2[intransitive, transitive] to have difficulty breathing or speaking gasp (for something) He came to the surface of the water gasping for air. gasp (something) (out) She managed to gasp out her name. + speech “Can't breathe,” he gasped. See gasp in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: gasp
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use gasp in a sentenceEnjoying the rest of a remote summerThe prospect of returning to cubicle life means employees are seizing their last gasps of life outside the office.Media Briefing: Delta variant disrupts media companies’ office return timelines, employees’ preparations | Tim Peterson | August 5, 2021 | DigidayIn the hours to months after the impact, we share this behemoth’s last steps, its final gasps.A new book reveals stories of ancient life written in North America’s rocks | Alka Tripathy-Lang | August 3, 2021 | Science NewsWe haven’t been really given any sense of reality, and so that nostalgia becomes a reason to do these things… They see this as like the last gasp of a troll.‘Revenge Tactic:’ GameStop's Massive Stock Surge Isn't Only About Making Money | Peter Allen Clark | January 28, 2021 | TimeWe’re nearing the frustratingly slow, but sure, dying gasp of Covid-19.2020 in Neuroscience, Longevity, and AI—and What’s to Come | Shelly Fan | December 22, 2020 | Singularity Hub Everything was silent except for the rhythmic friction of skis on snow and our gasps of exhaustion.The quest to snare—and save—the world’s largest owl | Jonathan Slaght | August 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAnd in a big departure from established royal protocol, Prince George might even get a—gasp—present to open on Christmas Day.Prince George’s Christmas: Better Than Yours | Tom Sykes | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?!Why Muslims Love Jesus Too | Dean Obeidallah | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a collective gasp at both the four-letter word and the bitter sentiment it carried.How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America | David Yaffe, Scott Saul | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI am lucky on Secret Six to have an editor, Mark Doyle, who agrees, we want people to gasp out loud.Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’ | Rich Goldstein | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo be clear, I was not treading anywhere near the even more incomprehensible realm of (gasp) relationship definition.What Should I Call the Man I Love? | Dushka Zapata | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterShe gave a sudden gasp, and then she appeared to be deeply interested in the gold fish in the fountain.The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteWith a gasp of dismay young Richard twisted in his chair to confront this fresh and unsuspected antagonist.Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniWith a gasp she felt herself falling straight down through a swirling vortex of sensation, to the very sand-bed of the stream.The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaJimmy says the way his bloodhound had worked it all out made even Jones minimus gasp.Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917. | VariousSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for gaspgasp/ (ɡɑːsp) /verb(intr) to draw in the breath sharply, convulsively, or with effort, esp in expressing awe, horror, etc(intr; foll by after or for) to crave(tr often foll by out) to utter or emit breathlesslySee morenouna short convulsive intake of breatha short convulsive burst of speechat the last gasp at the point of deathat the last momentSee moreOrigin of gasp1C14: from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispeDerived forms of gaspgaspingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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