Gasp Definition

găsp

gasped, gasping, gasps

verb

gasped, gasping, gasps

To say or tell with gasps.

Webster's New World

To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.

American Heritage

To inhale suddenly, as in surprise, or breathe with effort, as in choking.

Webster's New World

To utter in a breathless manner.

American Heritage

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

I'm gasping for a cup of tea.

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noun

gasps

A gasping; catching of the breath with difficulty.

Webster's New World

(UK, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (gasper).

I'm popping out for a gasp.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

interjection

(humorous) The sound of a gasp.

Gasp! What will happen next?

Wiktionary

pronoun

A city and a peninsula in Quebec, Canada.

Wiktionary

idiom

at the last gasp

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gasp

Singular:

gasp

Plural:

From Middle English. Related to and possibly derived from Old Norse geispa or Danish gispe.

From Wiktionary
Middle English gaspen, gaispen to gape, yawn from Old Norse geispa to yawn

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition