Meaning

1 senses

  1. (humorous)The sound of a gasp.

    Gasp! What will happen next?

Examples

79 sentences

  1. Tom is gasping.

    Том задихається. — deniko

    deTom schnappt nach Luft. — Felixjp

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  2. He was gasping for breath as he ran.

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  3. Several of the women gasped and crossed themselves.

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  4. The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.

    deDer Schwimmer reckte den Kopf und schnappte nach Luft. — Sudajaengi

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  5. Tom came up for a gasp of air.

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Origin

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).

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