Definition of 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.
  • (v. i.) To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
  • (v. t.) To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
  • (n.) The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

Antonyms of Gasp


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Homophones of Gasp


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