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1 gasp
1. noun(the sound made by suddenly breathing in, eg because of surprise or sudden pain: a gasp of fear.) gisp(ing)2. verbHe gasped with pain.) gispe, snappe etter luftgispeIsubst. \/ɡɑːsp\/stønning, pesing, tung pustingat one's last gasp ( om person) like før slutten, døen nærat the last gasp ( overført) like før slutten, siste krampetrekningfight to the last gasp kjempe til siste åndedragin gasps i tunge pustIIverb \/ɡɑːsp\/snappe etter pusten, gispe, puste tungt, stønnebe gasping for lengte etter, være desperat etterbe gasping with rage nesten miste pusten av raserigasp for breath eller gasp for air snappe etter pusten, hive etter pusten, gispe etter luftgasp out stønne frem, pese fremmake somebody gasp ( overført) gjøre noen stum, ta pusten fra noen
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gasp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ little, short, small ▪ quick, sharp, sudden … Collocations dictionary
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gasp — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to breathe in suddenly, quickly, and in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or afraid: “My leg! My leg!” he gasped. “I think it s broken!” (+ with): Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward. (+ at): The … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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