Gasps

Synonyms for "gasps" (8 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
air hungerasphyxia

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
inhalationlabored breathingpantwheeze

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
breathbreath soundbreathinginhalation soundphysiologyrespirationrespiratory sound

More specific

11 entries
audible breathaudible inhalationgasping episodelabored breathinglabored gaspsparoxysmal gaspsrapid inhalationsharp gaspshort gaspshort inhalationstifled gasp

Collocations

12 entries
audible gaspaudible gaspscontinuous gaspsgasp for airgasp in horrorgasp of surprisegasping for airgasps of fearrapid gaspssudden gaspsudden gaspsuncontrollable gasps

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Everyone gasps.

Source: tatoeba (2111873)

Ziri got out of the car to the astonished gasps of the crowd.

Source: tatoeba (11017828)

Save your gasps for the show.

Source: tatoeba (11492038)

Siobhan is sitting reading a book. The door is pushed open, and Terry comes panting into the room, so out of breath that his attempts to speak hardly produce a word between gasps. A moment or two passes before Siobhan looks up and speaks, saving Terry the trouble. "You've been running," she says. "Yes," he wheezes.

Source: tatoeba (11492595)

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