📖 Definitions of "Gasp"
noun
- 1
A short, sudden intake of breath.
"The audience gave a gasp of astonishment"
- 2
: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
"I'm popping out for a gasp."
verb
- 1
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
"The audience gasped as the magician disappeared."
- 2
To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
"We were all gasping when we reached the summit."
- 3
To speak in a breathless manner.
"The old man gasped his last few words."
- 4
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
"I'm gasping for a cup of tea."
interjection
- 1
The sound of a gasp.
"Gasp! What will happen next?"
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