Crossword clues for gasped
gasped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gasp \Gasp\ (g[.a]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasped (g[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Gasping.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. g["a]spa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]
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To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
She gasps and struggles hard for life.
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To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: gasp)
Usage examples of "gasped".
He gasped at sight of John Star, his face abruptly white with panic—for the new reputation of the four had preceded them aboard.
He spun to scan the screen of the bow tele-periscope, and gasped breathlessly, “Asteroid ahead!
It gasped for breath, and straightened, and became the body of Hal Samdu.
He gasped for breath, and mopped with a trembling hand at his bald brow.
It would lead us somewhere,' I gasped, struggling to keep my feet under me at the pace he set.
Bill gasped, trying to grin, trying to grab enough breath to get his message out.
The audience gasped as he held up the great blue sapphire which had been Rraladoon's present to Hrruna.
She increased magnification, and, despite Discipline, gasped in astonishment.
His neck smashed into pulp, Gaber hit the deck with a terrible thud and gasped out his dying breaths as Terilla was dropped in a heap on top of Cleiti.
Theoda gasped as she saw Onro standing in the galley, a warming container in one hand.
Fassa gasped for breath, brought up a knee into the brute's crotch, and wriggled free in one movement.
But what she'd seen of the ravages wreaked on the planet matched what she remembered of young Polyon de Gras-Waldheim's ruthless personality, and Sev's last gasped words were all the confirmation she needed.
Polyon gasped and with his first burning breath called, "General lock!
Everyone gasped as pressure fluctuated, and the temperature rose perceptibly.
Rachel gasped and swayed, looking down at the body and then at the man she had despised.