gasp
/ɡæsp/ interjection C2- The sound of a gasp. · Gasp! What will happen next?
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Marilla snatched at it with a gasp.
Marilla gave a gasp of helplessness and took refuge in silence.
And then--something--moved beneath them, there was a gasp and a cry--and somebody said in muffled accents:
Miss Barry actually laughed--a sound which caused Diana, waiting in speechless anxiety in the kitchen outside, to give a great gasp of relief.
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