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Meanings of gasp (gasps) in English

Portuguese
bufar
Catalan
esbufegar

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.

        bufar
        Portuguese
        ofego
        Catalan
        panteix

        A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.

              ofego
              Usage of gasps in English
              1
              One could hear the gasps echoing around the political world yesterday morning.
              The Guardian
              2
              Her lungs worked in short gasps, expanding no more than absolutely necessary.
              Takeover
              3
              Binnesman's mount stood and drank, taking draughts of water in great gasps.
              Brotherhood of the Wolf
              4
              There were gasps of relief when the photo finish result was announced.
              Reuters
              5
              The breaths quickly passed in and out of her, in strangled gasps.
              Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
              6
              Surprised gasps and murmured conversations could be heard from the darkened area.
              The Mammoth Hunters
              7
              She spoke in panting gasps, the death-rattle sounding in her skinny throat.
              The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance
              8
              Yes, incredible, gasps Granny Katarina, pointing to the bushes ahead of us.
              How the soldier repairs the gramophone
              9
              When I was called up I heard screams and I heard gasps.
              Ebony
              10
              Her eyes flickered in wavering lights, and her breath came in gasps.
              A Little Girl in Old Detroit
              11
              Her breath came in short gasps and hung white on the air.
              Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
              12
              Every living creature gasps and pants for breath in the scorching heat.
              Stories of California
              13
              Rune heard gasps and wondered dully how anyone could not have known.
              The coming of the dragon
              14
              The four exchanged looks when this pitiful story was unfolded in gasps.
              The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point; Or, The Golden Cup Mystery
              15
              His gasps could be heard through the glass wall that separated us.
              The Guardian
              16
              I know what I'm doing, he gasps, moving away from the opening.
              The smoke room: a novel of suspense
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              Translations for gasps
              Portuguese
              bufarofego
              Gasps through the time
              Gasps across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common