Definition of gasps Gasps
/gæˈsps/ - [gatsps] -
We found 3 definitions of gasps from 2 different sources.
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What does gasps mean?
Wiktionary 
- gasps (Noun)
Plural of gasp.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: gasps |
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| gasp - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" | ||
| pant | ||
| breathing in, inhalation, intake, aspiration, inspiration the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | ||
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Wiktionary
- gasp (Noun)
A short, sudden intake of breath. - gasp (Verb)
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. - gasp (Verb)
To breathe laboriously or convulsively. - gasp (Verb)
To speak in a breathless manner.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gasp (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. - gasp (v. i.)
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. - gasp (v. t.)
To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. - gasp (n.)
The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gasp
gasp, v.i. to gape in order to catch breath: to desire eagerly.—n. the act of opening the mouth to catch the breath.—pr.p. and adj. Gasp′ing, convulsive, spasmodic.—adv. Gasp′ingly.—The last gasp, the utmost extremity. [Ice. geispa, to yawn, by metathesis from geipsa, cf. geip, idle talk.]
