x+gasped+for+air+(breath)

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• gasped — gæsp /gɑːsp n. sudden intake of air; labored breath v. struggle for breath; pant; breathe in sharply and suddenly …   English contemporary dictionary

• gasp — I UK [ɡɑːsp] / US [ɡæsp] verb [intransitive] Word forms gasp : present tense I/you/we/they gasp he/she/it gasps present participle gasping past tense gasped past participle gasped mainly literary * a) to breathe in suddenly, for example because… …   English dictionary

• gasp — gasp1 [ gæsp ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY * to breathe in suddenly, for example because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain: gasp at: I literally gasped at how beautiful it was. He gasped as the freezing water hit his body. a. to make a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gasp — gasp1 [ga:sp US gæsp] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: geispa to yawn ] 1.) [I and T] to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain gasp in/with ▪ Ollie gasped with pain and slumped… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — [[t]gɑ͟ːsp, gæ̱sp[/t]] gasps, gasping, gasped 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A gasp is a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. An audible gasp went round the court as the …   English dictionary

• gasp — v. & n. v. 1 intr. catch one s breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment. 2 intr. (foll. by for) strain to obtain by gasping (gasped for air). 3 tr. (often foll. by out) utter with gasps. n. a convulsive catching of breath.… …   Useful english dictionary

• gasp — 01. I m feeling much better now, he [gasped], and then he died. 02. The children [gasped] in fright when the monster appeared on stage. 03. The old woman was clutching her hand to her chest, and [gasping] for breath. 04. The motor gave a last… …   Grammatical examples in English

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

• RESPONSES — the victims the world THE VICTIMS Behavior of the Victims In a chapter entitled Auschwitz: The Death of Choice in Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit, the Holocaust scholar lawrence langer writes: After we peel the veneer of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Salvador Dalí — This is a Catalan name. The first family name is Dalí and the second is Domènech. Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí photographed by Carl Van Vechten on November 29, 1939 Birth name …   Wikipedia