gasp
verb
[ ɡɑːsp ]
• catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.
• "a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him"
Similar:
pant,
puff,
puff and pant,
blow,
heave,
wheeze,
breathe hard,
breathe heavily,
catch one's breath,
draw in one's breath,
gulp,
choke,
fight for breath,
struggle for air,
gasp
noun
• a convulsive catching of breath.
• "his breath was coming in gasps"
Similar:
pant,
puff,
blow,
breath,
inhalation,
inspiration,
drawing in of breath,
choke,
gulp (of air),
exclamation,
ejaculation,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Norse geispa ‘to yawn’.
