Synonyms for gasping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gasp, gahsp |
| Phonetic Transcription : gæsp, gɑsp |
Top 10 synonyms for gasping Other synonyms for the word gasping
Définition of gasping
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
- With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Banstead at last relieved his feelings with a gasping, "Well, I'm damned!"
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He spoke with a gasping voice, and his face flushed crimson in the moonlight.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The stranger dies, while the Indian, sweating and gasping for breath, survives.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- "It is not sand," said Monny, gasping a little in the heavy air.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- There was a silence, finally broken by a long, gasping sigh.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Harry opened the window, and hung out of it gasping for breath.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He was torn loose from his prey, rolled over and over, gasping for air.
- Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
- He was drenched in an instant, strangling and gasping for breath.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Nana, who was crying and gasping, thereupon held her breath.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
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