- a quick deep breath, usually caused by a strong emotion
- to give a gasp of horror/surprise/relief
- His breath came in short gasps.
Extra Examples- She spun round with a little gasp of delight.
- He was taking in great gasps of air.
- The stunt brought shocked gasps from the audience.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- little
- …
- give
- let out
- stifle
- …
- escape somebody
- between gasps
- in gasps
- with a gasp
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse geispa ‘to yawn’.
Idioms
See gasp in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryyour/the last gasp
- the point at which you/something can no longer continue living, fighting, existing, etc. see also last-gasp
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