FromMiddle Englishgaspen,gayspen(“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived fromOld Norsegeispa(“to yawn”) or its descendantDanishgispe, which may be related togapa(“togape”).[1]
gasp (third-person singular simple presentgasps,present participlegasping,simple past and past participlegasped)
- (intransitive) Todraw in thebreathsuddenly, as if from ashock.
The audiencegasped as the magician disappeared.
- (intransitive) Tobreathequickly or in alabored manner, as afterexertion; torespire with heaving of thebreast; topant.
We were allgasping when we reached the summit.
- c. 1761-1764,Robert Lloyd,An Epistle to C. Churchill, Author of the Rosicad
- Shegasps and struggles hard for life.
- (transitive) Tospeak in abreathless manner.
The old mangasped his last few words.
- To pant witheagerness orexcitement; to show vehement desire.
I'mgasping for a cup of tea.
to draw in the breath suddenly
—see alsopant- Armenian:հեւալ (hy)(hewal)
- Bulgarian:ахвам (bg)(ahvam)
- Catalan:boquejar (ca)
- Czech:zajíknout se
- Danish:gispe
- Dutch:hijgen (nl),snakken (nl)
- Esperanto:aĥi,aĥ-enspiri,anheleri,akrenspiri
- Finnish:haukkoa henkeään
- French:retenir son souffle (fr)
- Galician:impar,salaiar,sospirar
- Georgian:ჩასუნთქვა(časuntkva)
- German:keuchen (de)
- Greek:λαχανιάζω (el)(lachaniázo),ασθμαίνω (el)(asthmaíno)
- Italian:restare senza fiato,restare a bocca aperta,trattenere il fiato,boccheggiare (it)
- Japanese:息を呑む (ja)(いきをのむ, iki o nomu)
- Korean:숨가쁘다(sumgappeuda)
- Māori:mote,kuha,mote(resulting from pain or fear or shock),huatare,whakaaeaea(for breathe)
- Norwegian:gispe
- Portuguese:suspirar (pt)
- Russian:вздыха́ть (ru) impf(vzdyxátʹ),вздохну́ть (ru) pf(vzdoxnútʹ),(lit.: open mouth (in surprise))открыва́ть рот(otkryvátʹ rot)(от удивле́ния)
- Scottish Gaelic:plosg
- Spanish:ahogarungrito,afogarungrito,boquear (es),respirarcondificultad
- Swedish:flämta (sv)
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to breathe laboriously or convulsively
- Bulgarian:задъхвам се(zadǎhvam se),дишам тежко(dišam težko)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin:喘息 (zh)(chuǎnxī),氣促 /气促 (zh)(qìcù)
- Czech:lapat po dechu,těžce dýchat
- Danish:gispe,hive efter vejret
- Esperanto:anheli (eo)
- Finnish:huohottaa,haukkoa (fi)
- French:haleter (fr),ahaner (fr)
- Galician:ampear (gl),arquexar (gl),alasar (gl),ofegar (gl),corexar,anquidar,folguexar (gl),inar (gl),alaiar
- Georgian:ხუთვა(xutva),გუდვა(gudva),ძნელად სუნთქვა(ʒnelad suntkva)
- German:japsen (de),prusten (de),keuchen (de)
- Greek:αγκομαχώ (el)(agkomachó)
- Hungarian:liheg (hu),fújtat (hu),zihál (hu)
- Italian:rantolare (it),ansimare (it),boccheggiare (it)
- Japanese:喘ぐ (ja)(あえぐ, aegu)
- Korean:숨가쁘다(sumgappeuda)
- Latgalian:eļsinēt
- Latvian:elsot
- Malay:tercungap-cungap
- Māori:huataue,hāhā,tare,whakaaeaea
- Marathi:धापा टाकणे(dhāpā ṭākṇe)
- Norwegian:
- Nynorsk:pese,hørje
- Portuguese:ofegar (pt),arquejar (pt)
- Russian:дыша́ть с трудо́м(dyšátʹ s trudóm),задыха́ться (ru)(zadyxátʹsja)
- Spanish:jadear (es)
- Swedish:kippa (sv)
- Turkish:
- Ottoman Turkish:صولومق(solumak)
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gasp (pluralgasps)
- A short, suddenintake of breath.
The audience gave agasp of astonishment
- (British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (orgasper).
I'm popping out for agasp.
A short, sudden intake of breath
- Basque:arnasbehar,arnasestu
- Bulgarian:пъшкане (bg) n(pǎškane)
- Catalan:esbufec,panteix (ca),bleix (ca),sospir
- Danish:gisp n
- Esperanto:anhelo
- Finnish:henkäisy (fi),nopeahengenveto
- French:halètement (fr)
- Georgian:ჩასუნთქვა(časuntkva)
- German:Atemzug (de) m,Luftholen (de) n,Schnaufen (de) n,Keuchen (de) n,Prusten n
- Greek:λαχάνιασμα (el) n(lachániasma)
- Irish:uspóg f
- Italian:anelito (it),rantolo (it)
- Norwegian:gisp n
- Russian:судорожный вздох(sudorožnyj vzdox)
- Scottish Gaelic:plosg m
- Spanish:bocanada (es) f,gritoahogado m,gritoafogado m,boqueada (es) f,bocarada (es) f
- Swedish:flämtning (sv)
- Turkish:
- Ottoman Turkish:صولوق(soluk)
- Welsh:ebwch m
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A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
gasp
- (humorous)The sound of a gasp.
Gasp! What will happen next?
Interjection representing a gasp
Inherited fromOttoman Turkishغصب(gasb), fromArabicغَصْب(ḡaṣb).
- IPA(key): /ˈɡasp/
- Hyphenation:gasp
gasp (definite accusativegasbı,pluralgasplar)
- usurpation,seizure byviolence
- “gasp”, inTurkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
