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Synonyms for gasp


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : gasp, gahsp
Phonetic Transcription : gæsp, gɑsp

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Définition of gasp

Origin :
  • late 14c., gaspen, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish derivative gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa (see gape). Related: Gasped; gasping.
  • noun sharply drawn breath
  • verb draw breath in sharply
Example sentences :
  • When she had finished, something like a gasp went through the room.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • I could only just gasp along the way you do in a dream when there's a ghost gaining on you.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Her gasp of astonishment was lost in the chorus of congratulatory cries.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Then he disappeared with a suddenness that made the colonel and Dick gasp.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Then a reporter leaped aboard, and ere I could gasp held me in his toils.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The audience sank back with a gasp of release from the strain of attention.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • It took her breath—but with a gasp of delight, for there was something she wanted to do.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • There was a great gurgling and sucking in the darkness, followed by a gasp from the drinker.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Wrayson was so astonished that he could only gasp out his name.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • And as she dragged Pauline away, she could only gasp: "Come along, you filthy thing!"
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
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