Gasp

//ɡɑːsp//

Synonyms for "gasp" (172 found)

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Strong matches (51)

chirp choke collapse combust coo cook cough crack up crow drawl droop drop exclaim exhalation exhale exhaust expel expiration expire exsufflation

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faint fatigue flag flame flame up flare flare up flicker flush flute fry get tired give out glow grow weary growl grunt gulp hack heave hiccup hiss huff incandesce inhalation inhalator inhale inspiration inspire insufflation

Verb(1 words)

heave

Related words (86)

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More general

6 entries

aspiration blow breathing in inhalation inspiration intake

Synonyms

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pant

derived

4 entries

agasp dying gasp gaspy last gasp

has context

3 entries

british humorous slang

is a

1 entries

inhalation

related to

22 entries

breath breath in breath intake breathe breathless convulsively draw gasper inhale inhale quickly intake laboriously noise quickly shock sigh

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Translations

148 translations across 35 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

հեւալ verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Basque

2 entries

arnasbehar noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
arnasestu noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)

Bulgarian

4 entries

дърпане noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
пъшкане noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
ахвам verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
дишам тежко verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Catalan

4 entries

bleix noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
bocada noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
esbufec noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
glopada noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

喘息 verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
氣促 /气促 verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Czech

3 entries

lapat po dechu verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
těžce dýchat verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
zajíknout se verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Danish

4 entries

bap noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
drag noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
gisp noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
hiv noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))

Dutch

4 entries

teug noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
trek noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
hijgen verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
snakken verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Esperanto

4 entries

anhelo noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
akrenspiri verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
anheleri verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
anheli verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Finnish

4 entries

henkäisy noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
nopea hengenveto noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
savut noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
haukkoa verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

French

4 entries

halètement noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
ahaner verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
haleter verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
retenir son souffle verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Galician

4 entries

alaiar verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
alasar verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
ampear verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
anquidar verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Georgian

4 entries

ჩასუნთქვა noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
გუდვა verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
ჩასუნთქვა verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
ძნელად სუნთქვა verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

German

4 entries

Atemzug noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
Keuchen noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
Luftholen noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
Prusten noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)

Greek

4 entries

λαχάνιασμα noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
αγκομαχώ verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
ασθμαίνω verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
λαχανιάζω verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Hungarian

3 entries

fújtat verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
liheg verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
zihál verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Irish

1 entries

uspóg noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)

Italian

4 entries

anelito noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
rantolo noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
tirata di sigaretta noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
ansimare verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Japanese

2 entries

喘ぐ verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
息を呑む verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Korean

2 entries

숨가쁘다 verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
숨가쁘다 verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Latgalian

1 entries

eļsinēt verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Latvian

1 entries

elsot verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Malay

1 entries

tercungap-cungap verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Marathi

1 entries

धापा टाकणे verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Māori

4 entries

huatare verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
huataue verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
hāhā verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
kuha verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Norwegian

3 entries

drag noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
gisp noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
gispe verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

trekk noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

hørje verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
pese verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

صولوق noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
صولومق verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)

Portuguese

4 entries

tragada noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
arquejar verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
ofegar verb (to breathe laboriously or convulsively)
suspirar verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Russian

4 entries

затяжка noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
судорожный вздох noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
вздохну́ть verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)
вздыха́ть verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

plosg noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
plosg verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Spanish

4 entries

bocanada noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
bocarada noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
boqueada noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
calada noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))

Swedish

4 entries

flämt intj (Interjection representing a gasp)
bloss noun (A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper))
flämtning noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)
flämta verb (to draw in the breath suddenly)

Welsh

1 entries

ebwch noun (A short, sudden intake of breath)

Sample sentences

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She could scarcely gasp the words.

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I heard Tom gasp.

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Tom heard Mary gasp.

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I heard them gasp.

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