gasp
noun
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
gaspingly
-
a word derived from
gasp.
Example Sentences
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Words do more than hurt, they also slash and burn in this sharp, dyspeptic, sometimes gaspingly funny exploration of art and life, men and women, being and nonbeing, and the power and limits of language.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
Jamie and Dylan do more than trade teasing laughs, they slam their lines like Chinese Ping-Pong champs, hurling the quips so fast at times that it’s a wonder they don’t gaspingly reach for the oxygen.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2011
And the moment she lay on the raft beside Jessie she began to laugh, gaspingly.
From The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht by Margaret Penrose
Mrs. Baxter started tragically, and leaned gaspingly toward him, her throat swelling like a pouter pigeon's.
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
Silvia paid no heed to my forced hilarity, but ejaculated gaspingly: “Why, what do you mean!”
From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Belle Kanaris Maniates
