Gasp

/ɡɑːsp/

Synonyms for "gasp" (194 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Noun(2 words)

aqua lungaqua-lungartificial respirationaspirationasthmatic wheezebake bark bawlbe in heatbellow blare blat blaze bloom blow blubber boil boom braybreak down

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breathbreath of airbreathebreathe hardbreathe inbreathe outbreathing broilbroken windburnburn outbuzz cackle chant chirp choke collapse

Strong matches (58)

combust coo cook coughcrack upcrow drawl droop drop exclaim exhalation exhale exhaust expel expiration expire exsufflation faint fatigue flag

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flameflame upflareflare upflicker flush flute fryget tiredgive outglowgrow wearygrowl grunt gulp hack heave hiccup hiss huff incandesce inhalation inhalator inhale inspiration inspire insufflation

Noun(6 words)

coughing dumfounding gasping gasps gulps inhalation

Verb(5 words)

gasped heave hyperventilate hyperventilated hyperventilates

Related words (97)

iron lungjade keen liltmouth-to-mouth resuscitationmumble murmur mutteroxygen maskoxygen tentpant parchpeter outpipeplay outpoop outpuffpuff and blowradiate heatrespiration

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respire roar roast rumblerun downrun outscald scorch scream screech scuba seetheshimmer with heatshriek sibilate sigh simmer sing sink smolder smother snap snarl sneeze sniff sniffle snore snoring snort snuff snuffle sob spark speak squall squawk squeal steam sternutation stertor stew stifle succumb suffocate suspiration sweat swelter thunder tire toast trumpet twang wail warble weary wheeze whine whisper wilt wind yap yawp yell yelp

Verb(6 words)

pant panted puff snored splutters wheezed

Noun(7 words)

panting puffshort inhalationshort inhalesniff wheezing whoop

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

aspiration blow breath breathingbreathing ininhalation inspiration intakephysiological processrespiration

More specific

4 entries

deep gaspgasping inhalationshort gasp

Collocations

9 entries

audible gaspbrief gaspgasp for airgasp of disbeliefgasp reactiongasping breathloud gaspsudden gaspunexpected gasp

Inflections

3 entries

gasped gasping gasps

Derivations

8 entries

gaspable gasped gasper gaspiness gasping gaspingly gasps gaspy

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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