gasp

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, great

▪ little, short, small

▪ quick, sharp, sudden

▪ ragged (esp. AmE)

▪ audible, loud

▪ shocked, startled, surprised

▪ strangled

▪ involuntary

▪ collective

▪ You could hear a collective gasp from the audience.

VERB + GASP

▪ give, let out

▪ stifle

▪ bring

▪ The stunt brought shocked gasps from the audience.

▪ hear

▪ take, take in

▪ He was taking in great gasps of air.

GASP + VERB

▪ escape sb

PREPOSITION

▪ between gasps

▪ ‘Listen carefully,’ he said, between gasps of breath.

▪ in gasps

▪ He leaned against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.

▪ with a gasp

▪ She gave a little gasp of delight.

▪ gasp of
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verb

ADVERB

▪ almost

▪ suddenly

▪ aloud, audibly, loudly

▪ breathlessly, softly

VERB + GASP

▪ make sb

▪ The cold made her gasp.

▪ manage to

▪ ‘No!’ she managed to gasp.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

▪ She gasped at his boldness.

▪ in

▪ Denise almost gasped aloud in astonishment.

▪ with

▪ She was gasping with pain.

PHRASES

▪ gasp for air, gasp for breath

▪ leave sb gasping

▪ Her breath went and left her gasping for air.

Gasp is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑audience

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Synonyms:

Pant, puff, blow, labor for breath, breathe convulsively

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Gasp — (g[.a]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped} (g[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. g[ a]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.] 1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gasp — gasp·er; gasp·i·ness; gasp·ing·ly; gasp; … English syllables
gasp — ► VERB 1) catch one s breath with an open mouth, from pain, breathlessness, or astonishment. 2) (gasp for) strain to obtain (air) by gasping. 3) (be gasping for) informal be desperate to have. ► NOUN ▪ a convulsive catching of breath … English terms dictionary
Gasp — Gasp, n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. [1913 Webster] {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gasp — [gasp] vi. [ME gaspen < ON geispa, to yawn, prob. by metathesis of * geipsa < geipa, to gossip: for IE base see GAPE] to inhale suddenly, as in surprise, or breathe with effort, as in choking vt. to say or tell with gasps n. a gasping;… … English World dictionary
gasp|y — «GAS pee, GAHS », adjective, gasp|i|er, gasp|i|est. out of breath; gasping … Useful english dictionary
Gasp — Gasp, v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; with forth, out, away, etc. [1913 Webster] And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gasp — inter. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} spec. nel linguaggio dei fumetti, esprime sorpresa o sbigottimento; anche s.m.inv {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: da (to) gasp ansimare , di orig. onom … Dizionario italiano
gasp — [n] sharply drawn breath blow, ejaculation, exclamation, gulp, heave, pant, puff, wheeze, whoop; concepts 163,595 gasp [v] draw breath in sharply blow, catch one’s breath, choke, convulse, fight for breath, gulp, heave, inhale, inspire, pant,… … New thesaurus
gasp — ● gasp nom masculin Mouvement respiratoire inefficace d origine réflexe, phénomène terminal de l agonie … Encyclopédie Universelle
GASP — GASP, Abkürzung für die Gemeinsame Außen und Sicherheitspolitik der Europäischen Union … Universal-Lexikon

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