Gasp
From Fresh Dictionary
See also gäsp{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{2}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{3}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{4}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{5}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{6}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{7}}}]]{{#if:|{{#if:|,|, and}} [[{{{8}}}]]{{#if:|, and [[{{{9}}}]]}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Contents |
[edit]
English
[edit]
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPAc: /Ëgæsp/ Image:Loudspeaker.png Audio (CA synth)?, file
[edit]
Verb
to gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past gasped, past participle gasped)
- (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
: To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- The audience gasped as the magician dissapeared
- (intransitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
: To breath laboriously or convulsively.
- We were all gasping when we reached the summit
- (transitive{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})
: To speak in a breathless manner
- The old man gasped his last few words
[edit]
Translations
to draw in the breath suddenly
|
to breath laboriously or convulsively
|
[edit]
Noun
Gasp (plural Gasps)
- A short, sudden intake of breath.
- The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
- (UK{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}): A draw or drag on a cigerette (or gasper).
- I'm popping out for a gasp.