Definitions
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Word origin
From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).
Used in a sentence
“The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.”
“We were all gasping when we reached the summit.”
“c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad She gasps and struggles hard for life.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sudden breath”4 letters
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