All gasp synonyms
gasp
G g noun gasp
- whoop — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- pant — to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
- gulp — to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
- puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
- wheeze — to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
- heave — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- huff — a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff.
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- exclamation — A sudden cry or remark, especially expressing surprise, anger, or pain.
- ejaculation — The action of ejecting semen from the body.
verb gasp
- snort — (of animals) to force the breath violently through the nostrils with a loud, harsh sound: The spirited horse snorted and shied at the train.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- inspire — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- convulse — If someone convulses or if they are convulsed by or with something, their body moves suddenly in an uncontrolled way.
- respire — to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life; breathe.
- sniffle — to sniff repeatedly, as from a head cold or in repressing tears: She sniffled woefully.
- catch one's breath — When you catch your breath while you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again.