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to gasp
01
to breathe in sharply with an open mouth, often in response to surprise, pain, or intense emotions
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
gasp
3rd person singular
gasps
Past simple
gasped
Past participle
gasped
Examples
She gasped in surprise when she saw the unexpected gift.
Gasp
01
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
gasps
