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Meaning of gasping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

gasping

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

    Example: The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.

  2. To breathe laboriously or convulsively.

    Example: We were all gasping when we reached the summit.

  3. To speak in a breathless manner.

    Example: The old man gasped his last few words.

  4. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

    Example: I'm gasping for a cup of tea.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which one gasps.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Very thirsty