gasps 1 of 2

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

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gasps

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noun

plural of gasp

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Recent Examples of gasps
Noun
Demerzel gasps, and for once Day isn’t preening in the mirror but bowing his head. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • She was similarly dressed to travel for Thursday’s departure in the aforementioned Ralph Lauren safari jacket and Loro Piana pants.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Our elders know how to make tools and sealskin pants the right way.
    Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Several mega-talented Georgia defensive backs appeared to short-circuit and forget how to track a ball in the air on Tennessee heaves.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet the chairman Ron Noades and Coppell heard whispers of transfer interest.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • External whispers were ignored, leaving Scheyer thrilled in landing the late-bloomer from Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Lutheran High School.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Along with these two normal sounds, doctors also listen for unusual noises – such as murmurs, extra beats or clicks – that can point to problems with how blood is flowing or whether the heart valves are working properly.
    Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025

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