gasp

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɑːsp/ (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ɡasp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡæsp/ Rhymes: -æsp === Verb === gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped) (intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant. c. 1761-1764, Robert Lloyd, An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad She gasps and struggles hard for life. (transitive) To speak in a breathless manner. To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === gasp (plural gasps) A short, sudden intake of breath. (British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === gasp (humorous) The sound of a gasp. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === PGAs, SPAG, AGPs, gaps, spag, PAGs, A-GPS, PASG, GPAs == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غصب (gasb), from Arabic غَصْب (ḡaṣb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡasp/ Hyphenation: gasp === Noun === gasp (definite accusative gasbı, plural gasplar) usurpation, seizure by violence ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gasp”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu