gasping (verb)

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• gasping — Verb. To be desperate for something. E.g. I m gasping for a good night out, and a drunken few hours dancing in a club surrounded by gorgeous females …   English slang and colloquialisms

• gasp — verb 1》 catch one s breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.     ↘(gasp for) strain to obtain (air) by gasping. 2》 (be gasping for) Brit. informal be desperate to obtain or consume; crave: I m gasping for a drink! noun a… …   English new terms dictionary

• gasp — verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old Norse geispa to yawn Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock) 2. to breathe laboriously transitive verb to utter in a gasping manner • gasp… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• retch — verb (I) to try to vomit, or feel as if you are going to vomit when you do not: Like someone drowning, she fought for air, gasping and retching …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gasp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ little, short, small ▪ quick, sharp, sudden …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• gasp — ► VERB 1) catch one s breath with an open mouth, from pain, breathlessness, or astonishment. 2) (gasp for) strain to obtain (air) by gasping. 3) (be gasping for) informal be desperate to have. ► NOUN ▪ a convulsive catching of breath …   English terms dictionary

• toss — [[t]tɒ̱s, AM tɔ͟ːs[/t]] tosses, tossing, tossed 1) VERB If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. [V n prep/adv] He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire... [V n prep/adv] He… …   English dictionary

• air — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 gas/space ADJECTIVE ▪ hot, warm ▪ chill, cold, cool, crisp ▪ clean, clear …   Collocations dictionary

• sob — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great ▪ little, small ▪ loud ▪ quiet …   Collocations dictionary

• gyrate — [[t]ʤaɪre͟ɪt, AM ʤa͟ɪreɪt[/t]] gyrates, gyrating, gyrated 1) VERB If you gyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements. The woman began to gyrate to the music. [V ing] ...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies.… …   English dictionary