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gasping

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. 1.To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
  2. 2.To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
  3. 3.To speak in a breathless manner.
  4. 4.To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which one gasps.

adjective

  1. 1.Very thirsty

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