gasp
See also: gäsp
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɑːsp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ɡasp/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæsp/
- Rhymes: -æsp
Verb
editgasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped)
- (intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
- (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
- We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
- c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad
- She gasps and struggles hard for life.
- (transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
- The old man gasped his last few words.
- To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.
- I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
- 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Aegloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC:
- Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
Translations
editto draw in the breath suddenly
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to breathe laboriously or convulsively
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Noun
editgasp (plural gasps)
- A short, sudden intake of breath.
- The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
- (British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
- I'm popping out for a gasp.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editA short, sudden intake of breath
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A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
Interjection
editgasp
- (humorous) The sound of a gasp.
- Gasp! What will happen next?
Translations
editInterjection representing a gasp
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gasp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish غصب (gasb), from Arabic غَصْب (ḡaṣb).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgasp (definite accusative gasbı, plural gasplar)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gasp”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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