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gasp
[ gasp, gahsp ]
noun
- a 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.
Synonyms: ,
- to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively.
Synonyms: ,
- 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 ).
gasp
/ ɡɑ˲õ±è /
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
- troften foll byout to utter or emit breathlessly
noun
- a 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
- ˈ²µ²¹²õ±è¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ²¹²õ±èi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gasp1
Idioms and Phrases
- last gasp, the point of death; dying:
At his last gasp he confessed to the murder.
More idioms and phrases containing gasp
see last gasp .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We were gasping for our breath," he recalled.
Some here fear it's on its last gasp.
The next, their gasps and grunts turn carnal, almost violent.
And in the last gasps of a season that once seemed destined for something special, that was a particularly difficult pill for Smith and her teammates to swallow.
A huge cloud of smoke and fire can then be seen as it crashes to the ground, while gasps of shock can be heard from the watching crowd.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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