Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agasp

/əɡˈæsp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agasp
IPA: /əɡˈæsp/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a state of gasping.

Literary

Example Sentences

"This dynamic of life and death is extended by the fact that Caravaggio often painted the same agasp expression in many of his living faces."

Etymology

From a- + gasp.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Usage

Literary

Rhymes With

grasp gasp clasp asp rasp

Questions

How do you pronounce agasp?: The recorded pronunciation is /əɡˈæsp/.
What does agasp mean?: In a state of gasping.
Where does agasp come from?: From a- + gasp.

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