GASP


Meaning of GASP in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , great

▪ little , short , small

▪ quick , sharp , sudden

▪ ragged ( esp. AmE )

▪ audible , loud

▪ shocked , startled , surprised

▪ strangled

▪ involuntary

▪ collective

You could hear a collective ~ from the audience.

VERB + GASP

▪ give , let out

▪ stifle

▪ bring

The stunt brought shocked ~s from the audience.

▪ hear

▪ take , take in

He was taking in great ~s of air.

GASP + VERB

▪ escape sb

PREPOSITION

▪ between ~s

‘Listen carefully,’ he said, between ~s of breath.

▪ in ~s

He leaned against the railing, his breath coming in short ~s.

▪ with a ~

She gave a little ~ of delight.

▪ ~ of

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ almost

▪ suddenly

▪ aloud , audibly , loudly

▪ breathlessly , softly

VERB + GASP

▪ make sb

The cold made her ~.

▪ manage to

‘No!’ she managed to ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She ~ed at his boldness.

▪ in

Denise almost ~ed aloud in astonishment.

▪ with

She was ~ing with pain.

PHRASES

▪ ~ for air , ~ for breath

▪ leave sb ~ing

Her breath went and left her ~ing for air.

Gasp is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ audience

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .