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gasp¹
- /ɡɑːsp/ UK
- /ɡæsp/ UK
- /ɡasp/ Northern England, Scotland
- /ɡæsp/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːsp, -æsp
Where it comes from
From 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”).
verb gasps · gasping · gasped
- To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
- 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.
- 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.
noun gasps
- A short, sudden intake of breath. The audience gave a gasp of astonishment
- A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper). I'm popping out for a gasp.
interjection
- The sound of a gasp. Gasp! What will happen next?
GASP²
Where it comes from
Coined by Larry Sanger in 2025.
adjective more GASP · most GASP
- Acronym of globalist, academic, secular, and progressive. Those who dwell outside of Western Establishment bastions are not idiots just because they do not mouth the pieties of GASP. Some of them can write very well. There are other traditions, you know. They could write for Wikipedia, if you let them. But such true openness and genuine tolerance is unacce
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pant, puff, heave, breath, breathing, breathe, blowing, blow, murmur, whisper, blast, wind, millionaire, lds, pl, cfsp
Translations
Every language
verb to draw in the breath suddenly
| Español | ahogar un grito, afogar un grito, boquear, respirar con dificultad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숨가쁘다 sumgappeuda |
| 日本語 | 息を呑む iki o nomu |
| 中文 | 倒抽一口氣 /倒抽一口气 dào chōu yīkǒu qì |
| Português | suspirar |
| Français | retenir son souffle, haleter |
| Deutsch | keuchen |
| Italiano | restare senza fiato, restare a bocca aperta, trattenere il fiato, boccheggiare |
| Ελληνικά | λαχανιάζω lachaniázo, ασθμαίνω asthmaíno |
| Русский | вздыха́ть vzdyxátʹ, вздохну́ть vzdoxnútʹ, открыва́ть рот otkryvátʹ rot |
verb to breathe laboriously or convulsively
| Español | jadear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숨가쁘다 sumgappeuda |
| 日本語 | 喘ぐ aegu |
| 中文 | 喘息 chuǎnxī, 氣促 /气促 qìcù |
| Português | ofegar, arquejar |
| Français | haleter, ahaner |
| Deutsch | japsen, prusten, keuchen |
| Italiano | rantolare, ansimare, boccheggiare |
| Ελληνικά | αγκομαχώ agkomachó |
| Русский | дыша́ть с трудо́м dyšátʹ s trudóm, задыха́ться zadyxátʹsja |
noun A short, sudden intake of breath
| Español | bocanada, grito ahogado, grito afogado, boqueada, bocarada |
|---|---|
| Français | halètement |
| Deutsch | Atemzug, Luftholen, Schnaufen, Keuchen, Prusten |
| Italiano | anelito, rantolo |
| Ελληνικά | λαχάνιασμα lachániasma |
| Русский | судорожный вздох sudorožnyj vzdox |
noun A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
| Español | calada |
|---|---|
| Português | tragada |
| Deutsch | Zug |
| Italiano | tirata di sigaretta |
| Русский | затяжка zatjažka |
Talk about this word "gasp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gasp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gasp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gasp "gasp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gasp.Cite this
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title = {gasp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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