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noun

Gasp n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

At the last gasp, at the point of death.

verb

Gasp v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; with forth, out, away, etc. "And with short sobs he gasps away his breath."

Gasp v. i. (past & past part. gasped; pres. part. gasping)

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. "She gasps and struggles hard for life."

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. "Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain."

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Etymology of 'Gasp'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gasp" Quotes from Famous Books

... my room and my view. There is no use asking thee, I see thou dost!' Stephen answered with a little gasp. ...

— The Man • Bram Stoker

... to the woman's side, and swung her to her feet by main strength. He glanced back as he did so—he had looked back every few yards as he ran. He gave a mutter of deep satisfaction, "All quiet!" But the words on his lips came to a sudden end in a gasp of dismay and horror. Round a far angle of the ruined wall four horsemen swept into sight ...

— Jack Haydon's Quest • John Finnemore

... area of a thousand feet soared skyward, limbs and trunks wrapped in jungle creepers. Now and then Alfie would grasp Tom or Astro by the arm and point a wavering finger at a moving animal below, then gasp and fall back white-faced into his seat. While Tom was inclined to share Alfie's reactions, Astro took it in stride, having been exposed to the dangers of wild jungles on his ...

— Danger in Deep Space • Carey Rockwell

... effect upon his earthly reputation, his attitude is not wholly clear. Much elegiac verse expresses such stereotyped sorrow for a departed bard that it is not significant. In other cases, one seems to overhear the gasp of relief from a patron whom time can never force to retract his superlative ...

— The Poet's Poet • Elizabeth Atkins

... straining at a crank, Knees under chins, and heads drawn sharply down, The heave and sag of shoulders, Sting of sweat; An eighth braced figure stooping to a wheel, Body to body in the stifling gloom, The sob and gasp of breath against an air Empty and damp and fetid as a tomb. With them I seemed to reel Beneath the spin and heel When combers took them fair, Bruising their bodies, Lifting black water where Their feet ...

— Carolina Chansons - Legends of the Low Country • DuBose Heyward and Hervey Allen

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