gasp
noun
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
will gasp
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future tenseof gasp.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Children coming to see the green dinosaur will gasp before their parents do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
She will sigh and she will gasp but there's no need for her to be out of breath ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2017
I know a dozen generals who will gasp, or laugh out loud, when they read those passages.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2011
If all goes well, the cow bell-clanging spectators will gasp in awe and admiration at the downhill daredevils and go home happy after a fun day out in the sunshine.
From Reuters ● Feb. 14, 2010
Sometimes a woman with a diseased heart will keep up to the last minute of the delivery of the child and then suddenly will gasp and expire.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
