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verb

ˈgasp How to pronounce gasp (audio)
Definition of gaspnext
as in to pant
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon

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noun

as in sigh

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Recent Examples of gasp
Verb
Evans suffered a bizarre, agonizing rib injury Sunday that left him gasping for air before getting carted away. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night, and waking up feeling tired. — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
Inserra also paid Schlenhardt a compliment that was gasp-inducing in itself. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The Argentinian would prove to be the final piece to the puzzle, scoring 23 Premier League goals in his debut season, including the last-gasp, title-snatching winner against Queens Park Rangers on its final day. — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gasp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gasp
  1. pant
  2. sigh
  3. heave
  4. whisper
  5. hyperventilate
  6. murmur
  7. gurgle
  8. hiss
Verb
  • Like some of the music, the album artwork also pays homage to the animal world and our interconnectedness—the abstract piece offers a single line drawing that weaves in outlines of a panting dog, screeching cat, stoic bunny, and wise owl.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Personality pants The brand to know and love right now is Chan Luu.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pant
Noun
  • Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Groups 2 and 3 sigh with relief, knowing there exists a phrase that will help them to explain to acquaintances why their older family member ended up in a care facility.
    — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sigh
Verb
  • Facing third-and-16 from the Indiana 36-yard line, Nebraska quarterback Anthony Colandrea was forced out of the pocket and heaved a pass toward the end zone intended for Hunter.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Air pockets trapped between overlapping leaves moderate the soil temperature and slow heat transfer, buffering against the freeze-thaw cycles that heave soil, fracture plant roots and expose beneficial soil microbes to lethal cold.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of heave
Noun
  • There are whispers in France of these protests transforming into another Yellow Vests movement, which was leaderless, nationwide and unified a broad church of grievances.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dyson Air Purifier Prime Day Deals The Dyson Hushjet is a compact, small-form air purifier that's whisper-quiet but powerful.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of whisper
Verb
  • Becerra seems to either be suppressing a cough or hyperventilating at the bit of responding to Hilton’s vaccine vacuousness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Her husband began hyperventilating beside her and was given a paper bag.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hyperventilate
Noun
  • The outcry over data centers — warehouses that contain the hardware for powering artificial intelligence and other technology — was only a faint murmur when McCallister first saw the survey markers.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The following week, Marc saw his primary care physician, who also detected the murmur and referred him to a cardiologist.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of murmur
Noun
  • There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.
    — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Her stomach made an audible gurgle.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of gurgle
Noun
  • What begins as a folky rendition turns strange with electronic hiss and distorted guitar, even if the bassist is trying to match Dylan’s furor with her instrumentation.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
  • With a flash of gold and the hiss of a snake, Saint Laurent’s spring 2027 shoes emerged as some of the winning styles of Paris Fashion Week.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gasp. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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