Gasp Definition

găsp
gasped, gasping, gasps
verb
gasped, gasping, gasps
To say or tell with gasps.
Webster's New World
To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
American Heritage
To inhale suddenly, as in surprise, or breathe with effort, as in choking.
Webster's New World
To utter in a breathless manner.
American Heritage
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
Wiktionary
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noun
gasps
A gasping; catching of the breath with difficulty.
Webster's New World
(UK, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (gasper).
I'm popping out for a gasp.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
interjection
(humorous) The sound of a gasp.
Gasp! What will happen next?
Wiktionary
pronoun

A city and a peninsula in Quebec, Canada.

Wiktionary
idiom
at the last gasp
  • just before death
  • just before the end; at the last moment
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gasp

Noun

Singular:
gasp
Plural:
gasps

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Gasp

  • at the last gasp

Origin of Gasp

  • From Middle English. Related to and possibly derived from Old Norse geispa or Danish gispe.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English gaspen, gaispen to gape, yawn from Old Norse geispa to yawn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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