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(Entry 1 of 2)
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
- the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of gasp (Entry 2 of 2)
as in sigh, whisper
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The first known use of gasp was in the 14th century
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