Word Meaning

gasp definition and meaning

v. i. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
v. i. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.
n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

Crossword clues for gasp

- Catch a sudden, quick breath
- Catch one’s breath
- Catch the breath
- Fight for air when fuel starts pumping
- Fight for breath
- Final breath, last ...
- Inhale audibly
- Inhale with shock at seeing snake going after dog’s tail
- Pant
- Puff
- Shocked inhalation
- Speak breathlessly
- Struggle for breath