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noun
1.
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
2.
a convulsive effort to breathe.
3.
a short, convulsive utterance: the words came out in gasps.
verb (used without object)
4.
to catch one's breath.
5.
to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively.
6.
to long with breathless eagerness; desire; crave (usually followed by for or after ).
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verb (used with object)
Idioms 7.
to utter with gasps (often followed by out, forth, away, etc.): She gasped out the words.
8.
to breathe or emit with gasps (often followed by away ).
9.
last gasp, the point of death; dying: At his last gasp he confessed to the murder.
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| —vb (often foll by out) | |
| 1. | (intr) to draw in the breath sharply, convulsively, or with effort, esp in expressing awe, horror, etc |
| 2. | (intr; |
| 3. | to utter or emit breathlessly |
| —n | |
| 4. | a short convulsive intake of breath |
| 5. | a short convulsive burst of speech |
| 6. | at the last gasp |
| a. at the point of death | |
| b. at the last moment | |
| [C14: from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispe] | |
| 'gaspingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
gasp
late 14c., gaspen, of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. geispa "to yawn," or its Dan. derivative gispe "gasp." Related: Gasped; gasping.
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
He was again gasp- ing for breath when he finished, but he felt much lighter, and it was less of an effort to stay afloat.
The astonishing physical scale of the space underground makes visitors gasp and grin and gaze openmouthed.
And this makes networks happy because these shows represent the last gasp of appointment-based television.
With a little gasp he sees himself as merely a leaf blown by the wind through the streets of his village.
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