gasp

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: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)

I'm popping out for a gasp.

: To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock

The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.

: To speak in a breathless manner

The old man gasped his last few words.

: To breathe laboriously or convulsively

We were all gasping when we reached the summit.

A short, sudden intake of breath

The audience gave a gasp of astonishment.

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire
To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently
{n} a short or convulsive catch of the breath
{v} to endeavor or gape for breath, to long for
{i} sudden intake of air; labored breath
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock
To speak in a breathless manner
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
To emit or utter with gasps; with forth, out, away, etc
To breath laboriously or convulsively
A gasp is a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict She gave a small gasp of pain
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted
{f} struggle for breath; pant; breathe in sharply and suddenly
The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath
When you gasp, you take a short quick breath through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water I heard myself gasp and cry out
emphasis You describe something as the last gasp to emphasize that it is the final part of something or happens at the last possible moment. the last gasp of a dying system of censorship
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
last-gasp
Happening at the very end of an event

United won thanks to a last-gasp goal by their captain.

at the last gasp
at the end, at the moment before death, at death's door
gasped
past of gasp
gasping
{s} panting, wheezing (of breath)
gasping
breathing laboriously or convulsively
gasping
{i} labored breathing, panting
gasping
present participle of gasp
gaspingly
in gasps, with short labored breaths
gasps
plural of , gasp
gasps
third-person singular of gasp
last gasp
the point of death or exhaustion or completion; "the last gasp of the cold war
gasp
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