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[ gasp, gahsp ] / gæsp, gɑsp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gasp ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise. a convulsive effort to breathe. a short, convulsive utterance: the words came out in gasps. verb (used without object)to catch one's breath. to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively. to long with breathless eagerness; desire; crave (usually followed by for or after). verb (used with object)to utter with gasps (often followed by out, forth, away, etc.): She gasped out the words. to breathe or emit with gasps (often followed by away). Idioms for gasplast gasp, the point of death; dying: At his last gasp he confessed to the murder.
Origin of gaspFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gaspen, probably Old English *gāspen, equivalent to Old Norse geispa; akin to gape SYNONYMS FOR gaspSEE SYNONYMS FOR gasp ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for gasp4, 5. See pant1. OTHER WORDS FROM gaspgasp·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby gaspgasometer, gasometric analysis, gasometry, gas-operated, gas oven, gasp, Gaspar, Gasparovic, Gaspé, Gaspé Peninsula, gasper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gaspEverything 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 Science And 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|DAILY BEAST The virgin birth is mentioned in the...what...gasp...Koran?! Why Muslims Love Jesus Too|Dean Obeidallah|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST I 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|DAILY BEAST
To 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|DAILY BEAST Parkes managed to gasp through the choking, “Is there something wrong with the money?” Inside London’s Wild Brixton Academy: How Gangsters and Kurt Cobain Made It London’s Top Music Venue|Tom Sykes|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Presently he stopped short in his walk—stopped talking, with a gasp, in the middle of a sentence, and looked into her face. The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster "Bring the jewel-case here, Margaret," ordered Jane in a gasp. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman A gasp of astonishment came to her as she sensed the words that were being spoken rapidly. Glory and the Other Girl|Annie Hamilton Donnell As I pulled the trigger of my musket I tried to shout, but my throat was as dry as a furnace and I could only gasp. For The Honor Of France|Thomas A. Janvier Did you see then, one of his limbs moved, and—and why he is beginning to gasp for breath. The Devil's Own|Randall Parrish
British Dictionary definitions for gasp
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 breathlessly nouna short convulsive intake of breath a short convulsive burst of speech at the last gasp - at the point of death
- at the last moment
Derived forms of gaspgaspingly, adverbWord Origin for gaspC14: from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with gaspThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to gaspwhoop, exclamation, snort, choke, blow, pant, ejaculation, gulp, puff, wheeze, heave, inhale, inspire, convulse, respire, sniffle, catch one's breath |