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Webster 1828 Edition


Gasping

G`ASPING

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ppr.
Opening the mouth to catch the breath.

Definition 2024


gasping

gasping

English

Verb

gasping

  1. present participle of gasp

Noun

gasping (plural gaspings)

  1. The act by which one gasps.
    Sundry violent gaspings and strainings. Herman Melville.

Adjective

gasping (not comparable)

  1. (Britain) Very thirsty
    • 2011, Kate Ellis, The Armada Boy: Number 2 in series, Hachette UK (ISBN 9780748126750)
      Any chance of a cup of tea? I'm gasping.