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gasping

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of gasp

noun gaspings

  1. The act by which one gasps. sundry violent gaspings and strainings

adjective

  1. UK, not comparable, slang Very thirsty, especially for tea Any chance of a cup of tea? I'm gasping.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: winded, breathless, pursy, short-winded, panting, blown, gulping, heaving, huffing, puffing, wheezing, dyspneic, straining, sputtering, choking, suffocating

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"gasping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gasping. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gasping. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gasping

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"gasping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gasping.

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@misc{gasping_2026,
  title = {gasping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gasping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}