gasp
A short, sudden intake of breathA short, sudden intake of breath.
» Tom is gasping.
Tom schnappt nach Luft. — Felixjp
Том задихається. — deniko
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2 sensesA short, sudden intake of breath.
The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
Atemzug, Luftholen, Schnaufen
судорожный вздохsudorožnyj vzdox
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
(UK, slang)A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
I'm popping out for a gasp.
Zug
затяжкаzatjažka
Examples
79 sentencesTom is gasping.
Том задихається. — deniko
deTom schnappt nach Luft. — Felixjp
He was gasping for breath as he ran.
Several of the women gasped and crossed themselves.
The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.
deDer Schwimmer reckte den Kopf und schnappte nach Luft. — Sudajaengi
Tom came up for a gasp of air.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derivedFrom 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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Forms
plural: gaspsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open:pant
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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