gasp
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The meaning (definition) of the word gasp
to suck in a quick breath when surprised or shocked
The word gasp used in a sentence
“Alysa took a gasp at the sight of the surprise party.”
How the word gasp is said around the world
| French | le souffle coupé (luh SOO-fl koo-PAY) |
| Spanish | jadear (khah-thay-AHR) |
| Mandarin | 倒吸一口气 (dow shee yee koh chee) |
| Hindi | सांस खींचना (saans KHEENCH-nah) |
| Arabic | شهقة (SHAH-kah) |
| Russian | ахнуть (AHKH-noot) |
| Portuguese (EU) | arfar (uhr-FAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ofegar (oh-feh-GAHR) |
| Japanese | 息を呑む (ee-kee-oh-NOH-mu) |
| German | keuchen (KAW-er-hyuhn) |
| Urdu | سانس کھینچنا (SAHNS KHAYN-cha-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਹਫਣਾ (HU-puh-nah) |
| Korean | 헉 하고 숨을 들이쉬다 (HUK hah-goh soo-meul deu-ree-shee-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהִתְנַשֵׁף (lheet-NAH-shayf) |
| Greek | ασθμαίνω (ahsth-MAY-noh) |
| Dutch | naar adem snakken (nahr AH-duhm SNAH-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | napasinghap (nah-pah-seeng-HAHP) |
| Vietnamese | thở hổn hển (tur hohn hayn) |
| Turkish | şaşkınlıkla nefes çekmek (shahsh-kuhn-luhk-LAH neh-FES chek-MEK) |
| Persian | نفس تند کشیدن (NA-fas TOND keh-shee-DAN) |
| Polish | dech zapierać ze zdziwienia (degh zah-PYE-rahj ze zjee-VYE-nyah) |
| Ukrainian | ахнути (ahkh-NOO-ti) |
| Bengali | হাঁপিয়ে ওঠা (HAHN-pee OH-tah) |
| Swedish | dra efter andan (drah EF-ter AHN-dahn) |
| Italian | restare senza fiato (rehs-TAH-reh SEHN-tsah FYAH-toh) |
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