gasp

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɡɑːsp/
• (America) IPA: /ɡæsp/

Verb

gasp (gasps, present participle gasping; past and past participle gasped)

1. (intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

   The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.

2. (intransitive) To breathe laboriously or convulsively.

   We were all gasping when we reached the summit.

   • She gasps and struggles hard for life.

3. (transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.

   The old man gasped his last few words.

4. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

   I'm gasping for a cup of tea.

   • Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.

Translations

• French: retenir son souffle
• German: keuchen
• Italian: restare senza fiato, restare a bocca aperta, trattenere il fiato
• Portuguese: suspirar
• Russian: вздыха́ть

Translations

• French: haleter, ahaner
• German: japsen, prusten, keuchen
• Italian: rantolare, ansimare, boccheggiare
• Portuguese: ofegar, arquejar
• Russian: дыша́ть с трудо́м
• Spanish: jadear

Noun

gasp (plural gasps)

1. A short, sudden intake of breath.

   The audience gave a gasp of astonishment

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

   I'm popping out for a gasp.

Translations

• French: halètement
• German: Atemzug, Luftholen, Schnaufen, Keuchen, Prusten
• Italian: anelito, rantolo
• Russian: судорожный вздох
• Spanish: bocanada

Translations

• German: Zug
• Italian: tirata di sigaretta
• Russian: затяжка
• Spanish: calada

Interjection

1. (humorous) The sound of a gasp.

   Gasp! What will happen next?

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