Thesaurus: gasp

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1. v. i. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
2. v. i. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
3. v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
4. n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
5. n. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
6. v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
7. 1. 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. Lloyd. 2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden. 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. Addison.
8. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden.
9. n:27/v:73 n. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open