Gasp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæsp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈasp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈasp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈæsp/.

Examples

she gave a gasp and fainted
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

puff pant heave

Parts of Speech

noun	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open “she gave a gasp and fainted”
verb	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”

Word Forms

gasp	verb	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
pant	verb	utter while panting, as if out of breath
pant	noun	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
panting	noun	breathing heavily (as after exertion)
puff	noun	forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
puffing	noun	an act of forcible exhalation
gasp	noun	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
heaving	noun	breathing heavily (as after exertion)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

keuchen

ein kurzes, mühsames Einatmen mit offenem Mund

🇫🇷French

haleter

une courte inspiration laborieuse avec la bouche ouverte

🇪🇸Spanish

jadear

una inhalación breve y dificultosa con la boca abierta

🇮🇹Italian

sussulto

una breve inspirazione faticosa con la bocca aperta

🇳🇱Dutch

naar adem snakken

een korte, moeizame ademhaling met de mond open

🇵🇹Portuguese

suspiro

uma inspiração curta e difícil com a boca aberta

🇷🇺Russian

задыхаться

короткий затрудненный вдох с открытым ртом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दम तोड़ देना

मुंह खोलकर थोड़ी देर के लिए सांस लेना

🇧🇩Bengali

হাঁফ

মুখ খোলা রেখে শ্বাস নেওয়ার অল্প পরিশ্রম

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்

வாயைத் திறந்து ஒரு சிறிய உழைப்பு மூச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరి పీల్చుకోండి

నోరు తెరిచి చిన్నపాటి శ్రమతో శ్వాస తీసుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दमणे

तोंड उघडे ठेवून थोडा वेळ श्वास घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંફવું

મોં ખુલ્લું રાખીને શ્વાસ લેવાનો ટૂંકો સમય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏದುಸಿರು ಬಿಡು

ತೆರೆದ ಬಾಯಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಶ್ರಮದ ಸೇವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസം മുട്ടുക

വായ തുറന്ന് ഒരു ചെറിയ ശ്വാസം എടുക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਫ

ਮੂੰਹ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਹ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہانپنا

منہ کھول کر سانس لینے کا ایک مختصر وقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喘气

张着嘴短促地呼吸困难

🇯🇵Japanese

あえぐ

口を開けて短く息を吸い込むこと

🇰🇷Korean

헐떡거리다

입을 벌리고 짧게 숨을 쉬는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thở hổn hển

một hơi thở ngắn nhọc nhằn khi miệng mở

🇹🇭Thai

หอบ

หายใจเข้าออกสั้น ๆ โดยเปิดปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkesiap

napas pendek dengan mulut terbuka

🇵🇭Filipino

hingal

isang maikling hirap na paghinga nang nakabuka ang bibig

🇲🇾Malay

tercungap-cungap

mengambil nafas pendek dengan susah payah dengan mulut terbuka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللحظات

شهيق قصير ومجهد مع فتح الفم

🇮🇷Persian

نفس کشیدن

تنفس طولانی مدت با دهان باز

🇹🇷Turkish

nefesi kesilmek

ağız açıkken kısa ve zahmetli bir nefes alımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַשֵׁף

שאיפת נשימה מאומצת קצרה עם פה פתוח

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The primary meaning of 'gasp' is 'a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open'.

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