Polyglot Dictionary

gasp

/ɡæsp/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
gasps
past
gasped
past participle
gasped
gerund
gasping

Meaning

  1. jadear, quedarse sin aliento

    • The crowd gasps in surprise.

      La multitud se queda sin aliento por la sorpresa.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

schnaufen

Close — to pant/puff relates to gasping.

German

keuchen

keuchen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to gasp, to pant."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa gasp?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The crowd ___ in surprise.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a gasp?

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