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