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Gasp Common

Gasp has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Intj

Definitions
Noun
1

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

"she gave a gasp and fainted"

2

A short, sudden intake of breath.

"She gasped when she saw the massive shark swimming just a few feet away from her diving mask."

Verb
1

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

"The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

2

To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

"When she saw the driver crash into the guardrail, everyone gasped in unison at the sudden horror of it all."

Intj
1

The sound of a gasp.

"She let out a sharp gasp when she saw the unexpected bill on the counter."

See Also
shock gasping sob hauch laboriously suddenly short winded gasps
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inhalation blow
Rhyming Words
asp hasp wasp rasp clasp grasp unhasp engrasp regrasp begrasp unclasp enclasp reclasp sea wasp fig wasp woodwasp foregrasp handclasp euro wasp sand wasp
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