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gasp /gäsp/ intransitive verb- To pant, or breathe with pain or difficulty (often gasp for breath)
- To breathe in sharply, in astonishment, horror, etc
- To desire eagerly (with for)
transitive verb- (sometimes with out) to breathe, pant
- To utter with gasps
noun- The act of gasping
- A sharp, noisy intake of breath (in astonishment, horror, etc)
ORIGIN: ON geispa to yawn; cf geip idle talk gaspˈer noun - A person who gasps
- A cheap cigarette (slang)
gaspˈiness noun gaspˈing noun and adjective gaspˈingly adverb gaspˈy adjective the last gasp - The point of death
- The last minute
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