gasp

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɑːsp/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɡæsp/
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• Northern-England, Scotland: /ɡasp/
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• General-American: /ɡæsp/
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• rhymes with -ɑːsp
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• CMU ARPABET: G AE1 S P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Coined by Larry Sanger in 2025.

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).

155 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Swedish: flämt — Interjection representing a gasp
• Basque: arnasbehar — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Basque: arnasestu — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Bulgarian: пъшкане (pǎškane) — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Catalan: esbufec — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Catalan: panteix — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Catalan: bleix — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Catalan: sospir — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Danish: gisp — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Esperanto: anhelo — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Finnish: henkäisy — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Finnish: nopea hengenveto — A short, sudden intake of breath
• French: halètement — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Georgian: ჩასუნთქვა (časuntkva) — A short, sudden intake of breath
• German: Atemzug — A short, sudden intake of breath
• German: Luftholen — A short, sudden intake of breath
• German: Schnaufen — A short, sudden intake of breath
• German: Keuchen — A short, sudden intake of breath
• German: Prusten — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Greek: λαχάνιασμα (lachániasma) — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Irish: uspóg — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Italian: anelito — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Italian: rantolo — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Norwegian: gisp — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Russian: судорожный вздох (sudorožnyj vzdox) — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Scottish Gaelic: plosg — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Spanish: bocanada — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Spanish: grito ahogado — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Spanish: grito afogado — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Spanish: boqueada — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Spanish: bocarada — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Swedish: flämtning — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Ottoman Turkish: صولوق (soluk) — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Welsh: ebwch — A short, sudden intake of breath
• Bulgarian: дърпане (dǎrpane) — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Catalan: glopada — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Catalan: bocada — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Danish: drag — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Danish: sug — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Danish: hiv — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Danish: bap — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Dutch: teug — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Dutch: trek — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Finnish: savut — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• German: Zug — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Italian: tirata di sigaretta — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Norwegian: drag — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Norwegian Bokmål: trekk — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Portuguese: tragada — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Russian: затяжка (zatjažka) — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Spanish: calada — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Swedish: bloss — A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper)
• Armenian: հեւալ (hewal) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Bulgarian: ахвам (ahvam) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Catalan: boquejar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Catalan: esbufegar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Chinese Mandarin: 倒抽一口氣 /倒抽一口气 (dào chōu yīkǒu qì) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Czech: zajíknout se — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Danish: gispe — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Dutch: hijgen — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Dutch: snakken — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Esperanto: aĥi — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Esperanto: aĥ-enspiri — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Esperanto: anheleri — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Esperanto: akrenspiri — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Finnish: haukkoa henkeään — to draw in the breath suddenly
• French: retenir son souffle — to draw in the breath suddenly
• French: haleter — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Galician: impar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Galician: salaiar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Galician: sospirar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Georgian: ჩასუნთქვა (časuntkva) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• German: keuchen — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Greek: λαχανιάζω (lachaniázo) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Greek: ασθμαίνω (asthmaíno) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Italian: restare senza fiato — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Italian: restare a bocca aperta — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Italian: trattenere il fiato — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Italian: boccheggiare — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Japanese: 息を呑む (iki o nomu) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Korean: 숨가쁘다 (sumgappeuda) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Lithuanian: aiktelėti — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Māori: mote — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Māori: kuha — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Māori: huatare — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Māori: whakaaeaea — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Norwegian: gispe — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hiksta — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gispa — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Portuguese: suspirar — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Russian: вздыха́ть (vzdyxátʹ) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Russian: вздохну́ть (vzdoxnútʹ) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Russian: открыва́ть рот (otkryvátʹ rot) — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Scottish Gaelic: plosg — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Spanish: ahogar un grito — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Spanish: afogar un grito — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Spanish: boquear — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Spanish: respirar con dificultad — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Swedish: flämta — to draw in the breath suddenly
• Bulgarian: задъхвам се (zadǎhvam se) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Bulgarian: дишам тежко (dišam težko) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Catalan: panteixar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Chinese Mandarin: 喘息 (chuǎnxī) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Chinese Mandarin: 氣促 /气促 (qìcù) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Czech: lapat po dechu — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Czech: těžce dýchat — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Danish: gispe — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Danish: hive efter vejret — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Esperanto: anheli — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Finnish: huohottaa — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Finnish: haukkoa — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• French: haleter — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• French: ahaner — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: ampear — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: arquexar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: alasar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: ofegar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: corexar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: anquidar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: folguexar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: inar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Galician: alaiar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Georgian: ხუთვა (xutva) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Georgian: გუდვა (gudva) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Georgian: ძნელად სუნთქვა (ʒnelad suntkva) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• German: japsen — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• German: prusten — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• German: keuchen — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Greek: αγκομαχώ (agkomachó) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Hungarian: liheg — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Hungarian: fújtat — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Hungarian: zihál — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Italian: rantolare — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Italian: ansimare — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Italian: boccheggiare — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Japanese: 喘ぐ (aegu) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Korean: 숨가쁘다 (sumgappeuda) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Latgalian: eļsinēt — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Latvian: elsot — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Lithuanian: dūsuoti — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Malay: tercungap-cungap — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Māori: huataue — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Māori: hāhā — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Māori: tare — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Māori: whakaaeaea — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Marathi: धापा टाकणे (dhāpā ṭākṇe) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Norwegian Nynorsk: pese — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hørje — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Portuguese: ofegar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Portuguese: arquejar — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Russian: дыша́ть с трудо́м (dyšátʹ s trudóm) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Russian: задыха́ться (zadyxátʹsja) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Spanish: jadear — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Swedish: kippa — to breathe laboriously or convulsively
• Ottoman Turkish: صولومق (solumak) — to breathe laboriously or convulsively