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gasp

noun as in sharply drawn breath

verb as in draw breath in sharply

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"Guillermo was still writing but we were gasping at all this architecture and that allowed us to visually create the film," she says.

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There were gasps from Harry's family sitting in court as Lloyd-Hall was convicted of murder.

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"I took a gasp of breath and asked if this was real," the 73-year-old, whose first game will be at home to Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday, told TalkSport.

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To audible gasps, Nick Mohammed later admitted at the round table that he and Joe Marler had colluded by sabotaging the final round of the chess game so that Nick's team lost.

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Local media reports on Tuesday said there were "loud gasps" when the verdict was read out in the courtroom packed with the women's supporters.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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