gasp

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gasp

gasp 🔊 /gæˈsp/

gasp : අමාරුවෙන් කතා කරනවා

gasp : අමාරුවෙන් හුස්ම ගැනීම

gasp : පණ අදිනවා

gasp definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.
  2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

Transitive verb. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.

Noun. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.