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The correct spelling is gasped.
How to pronounce gasped
/ɡɑːspt/
verbIPA: /ɡɑːspt/
Say it like: Gas-ped
The correct spelling is gasped. To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. For example: "The audience gasped as the magician disappeared."
Usage Examples
“The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.”
“We were all gasping when we reached the summit.”
“The old man gasped his last few words.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- 2.To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
- 3.To speak in a breathless manner.
- 4.To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
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