Definitions

gasp

[gasp, gahsp] / gæsp, gɑsp /

NOUN

sharply drawn breath

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exclamation whoop

STRONG

blow ejaculation gulp heave pant puff wheeze

VERB

draw breath in sharply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke snort whoop

STRONG

blow convulse gulp heave inhale inspire pant puff respire sniffle wheeze

WEAK

catch one's breath fight for breath

Example Sentences

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Michael Hansen, executive director of Birmingham-area air quality group GASP, said the response from the state has been insufficient.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2022

GASP, a Birmingham anti-pollution group, intervened in the case before Jefferson County Circuit Judge Patrick Ballard after it and the Southern Environmental Law Center collected ambient air samples around the plant in 2019 and 2020.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022

Later, he met with an attorney from GASP, an activist anti-pollution group.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2019

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