The meaning of GASP is to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock). How to use gasp in a sentence.

GASPED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of gasp 2. to take a short, quick breath through the mouth…. Learn more.

Definition of gasp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in …

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.

Mom gasped in/with surprise at the sight of my sister's new haircut. He gasped as he stepped into the icy water.

To breathe convulsively or laboriously: gasping for air. To utter in a breathless manner. n. A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath. [Middle English gaspen, gaispen, to gape, yawn, …

• One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain. gasp in/with • He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock. • All around me, the people in the crowd were gasping in …

After running up a steep hill, your breath will come in gasps. When you make the sound of a gasp, you gasp: "It was so surprising to see my lost cat sitting calmly on the front porch that it made …

a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise: a gasp of horror. Physiology a struggling effort to breathe: gave a gasp for air. a short, convulsive utterance: The words came out as …

GASP definition: a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise. See examples of gasp used in a sentence.