GASP
gasp, pant
(noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; “she gave a gasp and fainted”
pant, puff, gasp, heave
(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped)
(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
(intransitive) To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Noun
gasp (plural gasps)
A short, sudden intake of breath.
(British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
Interjection
gasp
(humorous) The sound of a gasp.
Anagrams
• AGPs, GPAs, PASG, SPAG, gaps, spag
Source: Wiktionary
Gasp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasping.] Etym: [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. gäspa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]
1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. She gasps and struggles hard for life. Lloyd.
2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser.
Gasp, v. t.
Definition: To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden.
Gasp, n.
Definition: The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. At the last gasp, at the point of death. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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