gasp

Significado (English)

Verb

1. To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
2. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
3. To speak in a breathless manner.
4. To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.

Noun

1. A short, sudden intake of breath.
2. (slang) A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

Intj

The sound of a gasp.

Conceptos

jadear

boqueada

anhelar

respiración anhelante

bocanada

ahogo

resollar

Synonyms

pant

breathe hard

heave

wheeze

sigh

snort

puff

panting

breath

inhale

exclaim

breathe with difficulty

asthma

sob

😭

breathe in

out of breath

respiration

sign

sniff

stifle

suffocate

surprised

tired

😫

be short of breath

be excited

be out of breath

breathe heavily

breath heavily

feel breathless

open the mouth

short of breath

shorthness of breath

breathe

breathing

breathless

catch

catch one’s breath

choke

draw in

dyspnea

excited

gag

inbreathe

inhalation

moan

open

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡɑːsp/

Etimología (English)

Inherited from inglés medio: gaspen

Cognate with danés: gispe

In summary

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).