gasping
Pronunciation:
verb
Definitions
To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
Example: The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
To breathe laboriously or convulsively.
Example: We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
To speak in a breathless manner.
Example: The old man gasped his last few words.
To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Example: I'm gasping for a cup of tea.
noun
Definitions
The act by which one gasps.
adjective
Definitions
Very thirsty