gasping

Verb

gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped)

1. (intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
   • The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
2. (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
   • We were all gasping when we reached the summit.
3. (transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
   • The old man gasped his last few words.
4. To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.
   • I'm gasping for a cup of tea.

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