Definition of Gasp
a short, sudden intake of breath
Examples of Gasp in a sentence
Seeing her father standing at the arrival gate, the soldier’s daughter let out a deep gasp. 🔊
From across the room, the maître’d heard the gasp of the newly engaged woman and let out a smile. 🔊
Flailing about, the reluctant swimmer’s gasp was a sigh of relief that he had made it back to the shore. 🔊
With each gasp, the girl ran faster and prayed that the dog would turn back before she ran out of breath. 🔊
Holding back a gasp, the enamored fan tried to act cool when the celebrity asked her name. 🔊
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