gasp
/ɡæsp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.45 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
Intransitive verb
adj
Acronym of globalist, academic, secular, and progressive.
Example Sentences
- "The audience gasped as the magician disappeared."
- "We were all gasping when we reached the summit."
- "c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad She gasps and struggles hard for life."
- "Bon's thighs wrapped around her waist, and Annie moved against her slowly, watching every flutter of her lashes, every gasp that spilled out."
- "The old man gasped his last few words."
- "I'm gasping for a cup of tea."
Etymology
From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: gaspen, geispa
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡæsp/
- British English: /ɡɑːsp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
gasps (present, singular)
gasping (participle, present)
gasped (participle, past)
gasped (past)
gasps (plural)
more GASP (comparative)
most GASP (superlative)