gasp in English

noun
1
a convulsive catching of breath.
his breath was coming in gasps
synonyms:gulpexclamationcrysharp inhalation
verb
1
inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment.
a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him
synonyms:pantpuffwheezebreathe hardchokefight for breath
noun
verb

Use "gasp" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "gasp" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "gasp", or refer to the context using the word "gasp" in the English Dictionary.

1. The cold made her gasp.

2. "No!" she managed to gasp.

3. She gave a gasp of surprise.

4. The last gasp... of the Harvard establishment.

5. There was a gasp at this disclosure.

6. Sometimes he would gasp as he slept.

7. I heard myself gasp and cry out.

8. She stifled a gasp of pure pleasure.

9. * The sound of Simba's dying gasp *

10. I let out an involuntary gasp.

11. He gave a gasp of amazement.

12. Assyria’s last gasp came at Haran.

13. A gasp rippled through the crowd.

14. She gave a little gasp of delight.

15. She gave a small gasp of pain.

16. She spun round with a little gasp of delight.

17. Macro ( gasp! ) names all uppercase and begin with BOOST _.

18. With a welcome gasp of air the pair escape.

19. Next to him he heard Maisie gasp.

20. She managed to gasp a few words.

21. She managed to gasp out her name.

22. Onlookers gasp in shock, then cheer in support.

23. It made her gasp and draw in breath.

24. A large gasp was audible, followed by laughter.

25. Suddenly there was a gasp from the crowd.

26. There was an audible gasp from the audience.

27. I will groan, pant, and gasp all at once.

28. She gave a little gasp and clutched George's hand.

29. Onlookers gasp in shock and then cheer in support.

30. There was a loud gasp from the rocking chair.

31. Bernice sucked in air with a rasping gasp that hurt her throat.

32. She took a few short breaths, then a gasp, and then lay still.

33. With a gasp of pure horror, Lewis jumped up and ran.

34. One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of the man.

35. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

36. The entire pier, with a collective gasp, drew back at the apparition.

37. Your dad's rude joke might make you gasp and Choke on your grilled cheese sandwich.

38. 25 He heard himself gasp and gurgle, saliva and blood spitting past the merciless wire.

39. An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict.

40. Brachycephalic breeds also snore and tend to gasp for air after running or walking

41. He heard himself gasp and gurgle, saliva and blood spitting past the merciless wire.

42. Synonyms for Croak include rasp, squawk, caw, gasp, wheeze, crow, bark, choke, cough and grunt

43. 6 Watch the baby splutter and gasp. Hear the baby scream for hours on end.

44. There was a general gasp and Todger let out a nervous shriek of laughter that sounded horribly like mockery.

45. Throughout the land, gullible 13-year-olds would gasp in awe at the revelations laid before them.

46. Her head shot round, her shocked gasp mingling with the audible hiss of sharply indrawn breath.

47. At first, reading this passage I let out a gasp: I had never seen maternal ambivalence described on the page.

48. There was a gasp from the children and a high scream from Millie as the scissors went snip, snip, snip.

49. 10 But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.

50. Before him lay precious stones of such size, variety and colour that would have made anyone who was not royal gasp.