Synonyms of gasps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gasp

as in pants

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pants
• heaves
• wheezes
• snores
• blows
• chokes
• puffs
• hyperventilates
• huffs
• gulps
• is out of breath
• exhales
• gags
• strangles
• stifles
• smothers
• asphyxiates
• snuffles
• expires

gasps

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noun

plural of gasp

as in sighs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sighs
• whispers
• murmurs
• gurgles
• babbles
• hisses
• moans
• rustles
• coos
• whirrs
• suspirations
• hums
• purrs
• whirs
• susurrations
• zooms
• thrums
• burrs
• chirrs
• zings
• susurruses
• churrs
• drones
• buzzes
• whizzes
• zips
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screams
• shrieks
• squeals
• yells
• roars
• howls
• yelps
• screeches
• squalls
• bawls