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Uncommongasping
The correct spelling is gasping.
How to pronounce gasping
verb
Say it like: Gas-pin-g
The correct spelling is gasping. 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.”
Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.The act by which one gasps.
adjective
- 1.Very thirsty
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