gasp
/ɡæsp/ verb C1- To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. · The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
- To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant. · We were all gasping when we reached the summit.· c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad She gasps and struggles hard for life.
- To speak in a breathless manner. · The old man gasped his last few words.
- To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire. · I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
He/she/it gasps · Past gasped · Past participle gasped · -ing form gasping
Verb forms
- Base form
- gasp
- He/she/it
- gasps
- Past
- gasped
- Past participle
- gasped
- -ing form
- gasping
From the library
The Panther lay gasping for breath, his head just out of the water, while the monkeys stood three deep on the red steps, dancing up and down with rage, ready to spring upon him from all sides if he came out to help Baloo.
“Get the man-cub out of that trap; I can do no more,” Bagheera gasped.
“Spelled with an E,” gasped Anne, who, tremulous and excited as she was, was determined there should be no misunderstanding on that important point.
“Oh, Marilla,” gasped Anne.
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