Synonyms for gasped
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gasp, gahsp |
| Phonetic Transcription : gæsp, gɑsp |
Top 10 synonyms for gasped Other synonyms for the word gasped
Définition of gasped
Origin :- late 14c., gaspen, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish derivative gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa (see gape). Related: Gasped; gasping.
- verb draw breath in sharply
- He held her to him and muttered incoherencies until she gasped.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "No, no; thank you," gasped the boy, aghast at the reckless audacity of the proposal.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- "You don't mean that," she gasped in a quivering voice when at last she could speak.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "I am an officer of the Holy Inquisition; no one dare touch me," he gasped.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- He went to the window and gasped in the mists of the sultry air for breath.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Straightening up, he looked, gasped and fled for the back of the store.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- She rubbed out most of the lines she had put in and gasped for breath.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- "No, no," she gasped, shrinking into the corner of the carriage.
- Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
- Theodora gasped for breath; she gazed on Roque with astonishment.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- After a moment he removed it, and gasped with the scorch of the powerful liquor.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
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