He was again gasp- ing for breath when he finished, but he felt much lighter, and it was less of an effort to stay afloat.
The picture he has on his website made me gasp and is fodder for students' and colleagues' laughter.
The company remained hopeful that a buyer would emerge at the last gasp.
Had to take a deep gasp before she told her husband.
It was enormous fun to hear each reader murmur and gasp.
But parts of the city are clearly breathing their last gasp.
The agreement, coming at the last gasp of a regional peace effort, seems surprisingly generous on the government's part.
There was no announcement this year that elicited any sort of collective gasp from the audience.
When he showed slides of them at his lectures, audiences would sometimes gasp with horror.
The following facts about sleep bruxism made me gasp.
British Dictionary definitions for gasp
gasp
/ɡɑːsp/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to draw in the breath sharply, convulsively, or with effort, esp in expressing awe, horror, etc
2.
(intransitive; foll by after or for) to crave
3.
(transitive) often foll by out. to utter or emit breathlessly
noun
4.
a short convulsive intake of breath
5.
a short convulsive burst of speech
6.
at the last gasp
at the point of death
at the last moment
Derived Forms
gaspingly, adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Old Norse geispa to yawn; related to Swedish dialect gispa, Danish gispe
Word Origin and History for gasp
v.
late 14c., gaspen, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish derivative gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa (see gape). Related: Gasped; gasping.