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Meanings of gasping in English

Without breath, having difficulty breathing.

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      1
      Imagine gasping for air with every step you take, Mr Green said.
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      2
      I heard him come in, gasping for air after the long climb.
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      3
      It's all seems to have left the young Canelo gasping for answers.
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      4
      The effort of gathering and releasing so much energy left me gasping.
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      5
      He got up, unsteady, still gasping and unable to speak or hear.
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      6
      Every thing crumbled-theConfederacy was staggering and gasping in the death agony.
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      7
      You would lock up the air and sell it in gasping breaths.
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      8
      For a split second I'm gasping, completely engulfed in the strange flames.
      Catching Fire
      9
      Choking and gasping, he followed her lead and managed to stagger upright.
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      10
      Then, speaking in short phrases and gasping for breath between the words:
      The Phantom of the Opera
      11
      The young widow clung anxiously to his arm, gasping in beseeching accents:
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      12
      The father and mother sprang excitedly to their feet, gasping in fear.
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      13
      Winslowe interrupted him, gasping in his eagerness to tell all his information.
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      14
      When he had finished in a gasping voice she very gravely answered:
      Abbe Mouret's Transgression
      15
      Yet Torral struggled to rise once more, gasping and spitting, slurring curses.
      Dancer’s Lament
      16
      Eventually he was able to breathe sufficiently freely to move without gasping.
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