gasp
(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
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oh you know...you may have a very solid point there. I personally am scared to even get extensions or braiding hair so I just...gave up and got a different shampoo. Gotta live with my afro until this all sorts itself…
This is a very special Tuesday, it’s the last page of this chapter of Skin Deep! Gasp!!! A cliffhanger!!! www.skindeepcomic.com
🟡🔴 IL PUNTO DEL MARTEDÌ - VERNAZZA: "La Roma ha ripreso a marciare appena la società ha dipanato la lotta tra Gasp e Ranieri" - CARMELLINI: "Il tecnico sta raccogliendo i frutti del suo lavoro" ▶️ https://bit.ly/4u…
Nannas spoke to the NSW Parliamentary Select Committee on Waste to Energy. Keelah, Cathy & Alex were also interviewed by ABC Landline & spoke eloquently. Fabulous work Nannas. Burnt waste = Toxic air, gasp, choke, s…
Cough-choke-gasp, there goes half a cup of coffee!
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(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
“oh you know...you may have a very solid point there. I personally am scared to even get extensions or braiding hair so I just...gave up and got a different shampoo. Gotta live with my afro until this all sorts itself out or *horrified gasp* learn to work with my own damn hair EW”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🟡🔴 IL PUNTO DEL MARTEDÌ - VERNAZZA: "La Roma ha ripreso a marciare appena la società ha dipanato la lotta tra Gasp e Ranieri" - CARMELLINI: "Il tecnico sta raccogliendo i frutti del suo lavoro" ▶️ https://bit.ly/4uyDQGV #AsRoma”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nannas spoke to the NSW Parliamentary Select Committee on Waste to Energy. Keelah, Cathy & Alex were also interviewed by ABC Landline & spoke eloquently. Fabulous work Nannas. Burnt waste = Toxic air, gasp, choke, splutter.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A gasp from both, Glacies smirks, kissing her lips again, sucking on her lower lip. Chance moaned and rubs her cock, groaning softly”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You know it's a good birthday when you gasp at a bookmark”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(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.
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(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
The audience gasped as the magician disappeared.
Gasp means: To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
gasp means: To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“This is a very special Tuesday, it’s the last page of this chapter of Skin Deep! Gasp!!! A cliffhanger!!! www.skindeepcomic.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cough-choke-gasp, there goes half a cup of coffee!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“*gasp* I love Travelers Table. This is awful.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I think she gets it. I think we need to focus on specifics - like single stair reform, or maybe bumping the middle housing limit to a 6-plex or even - gasp - modernizing how the UGB process works”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gasp! I don't mind being stolen away hehe But what about the normies! They don't accept stinky all the time 🥵”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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