gasp
Example Sentences
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I looked down at the screen and gasped.
From Literature
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Regan gasped in surprise, and my jaw dropped as my brain fought to make sense of what I was seeing.
From Literature
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Female jurors watched with rapt attention, some gasping in shock.
From Los Angeles Times
“I, huff, huff, would, huff, huff, say so,” gasped Handsome, “if I huff, huff, could only, huff, huff, catch, huff, huff, my breath.”
From Literature
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Mama gasped as if she had swallowed too much air.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.