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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Gasped (); p. pr. & vb. n.Gasping.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. gspa, Dan. gispe to gasp.] 1. 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. Lloyd. 2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser. Gasp v. t.To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden. Gasp n.The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. At the last gasp, at the point of death. Addison. スポンサード リンク
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