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gasp (găsp)

[Middle English gaspen, gaispen, to gape, yawn, from Old Norse geispa, to yawn.]

verb: gasped, gasp·ing, gasps. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.
  2. To breathe convulsively or laboriously.

transitive verb 

To utter in a breathless manner.

noun 

A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.