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    gasps


    1. Red let out a gasp as all four square grenades started blinking and beeping at the same time


    2. As they emerged from the opening and came down the last path there was an audible gasp from those below


    3. There is a collective gasp at the statement that the Elements have been retrieved from Earth, followed by a susurration of whispers as those present chew over the news, not to mention a certain amount of nudging and nodding in my direction as people identify me


    4. The initial shock of the cold rain hitting my skin makes me gasp, but after a moment or two, I realise that it isn’t really that cold


    5. It made me gasp


    6. ‘I was hoping you would come out lunchtime,’ Alastair said as I gasp in surprise


    7. ’ He laughs as I gasp in surprise, ‘Did he tell you he came to see me the other week, Jo? We had a lovely chat


    8. The Queen and her family, who were sitting on the judging panel for the final, could do nothing but gasp in sheer ecstasy


    9. the final, could do nothing but gasp in sheer ecstasy


    10. As they watched, Sheila took a gasp of air and appeared to stop breathing; her eyes staring

    11. Tom could not suppress a gasp of surprise which rapidly turned


    12. A gasp went through the crowd


    13. Harry's gasp was only less audible than that of Mr


    14. When he finally regained his breath, without throwing up, the first thing he got out of is mouth was, “You, gasp, know, gasp, that, gasp, guy?” He was able to bring his hand up and point with shaking finger


    15. “What the???” was all he could gasp


    16. She looked up with a gasp, and then ran back to camp


    17. The second floor balcony made her gasp in delight


    18. The thought made Emma gasp


    19. A collective gasp of horror


    20. " The gasp that sucked the air from the room was deafening

    21. Her reaction to his touch was surprising also and a bit of a gasp escaped her lips from the shock of it


    22. To the last gasp he would always be the master


    23. There was a collective gasp, and the Abbot gave Legrand


    24. Marguerite gave a gasp, then ran to the


    25. Maybe I have a only few hours left in this body or many more years until I gasp my last breath and my biography then comes to a final conclusion


    26. She went under many times, each time filled with terror, each time dying then reborn at the last moment with a choking gasp of air


    27. To hear a gasp in your dream means that you need to stop and pay special attention to what is occurring or what is being said in the dream


    28. And as soon as she got behind it expecting to see Mercer there ready to help counter, she gave a dry, panicked gasp


    29. audible and collective gasp in the room


    30. he heard a small gasp

    31. The wiz-ened Titus Mede II lay dying, barely able to gasp his final breaths


    32. As she quickly read the short message, she had to muffle an amused gasp


    33. At the mention of such an excursion, Penelope could not hold back a harsh gasp


    34. The sound had its desired effect, for there came from within the town a great gasp and fear


    35. There was a general gasp from the others as he sailed through the air and then landed safely, and surprisingly lightly, on the other side, almost a metre clear of the crevasse


    36. There was a unified gasp as the men saw, in the light of the full moon, Alex’s new talent


    37. They lifted off with a force that caused the woman to gasp


    38. There was a collective gasp from the congregation


    39. She looked shocked when she saw me and a small gasp escaped her lips I looked at her and noticed that she was still a very good looking girl though she did look a little tired


    40. across his hands he heard Bridget gasp and then gasp again

    41. His roaming fingers banged into something, and a loud clang made him pull back with a surprised gasp


    42. His eyes verily bugging out of his head at the coins, Foolscap managed to gasp, “Y-y-yessir!”


    43. Mother bustled to it and I heard her give a gasp, then talk excitedly to our visitor


    44. With a gasp, Cruzel collapsed on the ground


    45. "Oh," said Toinette, with a gasp


    46. The sight of the large black muzzle made him gasp


    47. The car lurched as he put it in gear, making him gasp in pain, he wasn’t used to a stick-shift


    48. Kay let out her breath in a long gasp; she had not realized she was holding it in


    49. The noise and stench hit him like a physical blow and he quickly withdrew, trying his best not to gasp too loudly


    50. As the Preceptor paused again, the badgers assembled in the Great Chamber exploded into a cheer that almost deafened Brokin in his hiding place, and it was as well that they did, because the shock of hearing the Preceptor's words had wrung a loud gasp from his throat












































    1. ‘But why?’ I gasped, unable to take this in


    2. "They should have never brought it down here," she gasped


    3. "That's all made of metal isn't it?" Estwig gasped as the landing legs extended


    4. I gasped, fighting the constriction in my throat, feeling the pain of tightening metal hoops across my chest


    5. "It is possible to read my memories out with a pill?" Alan gasped


    6. Alfred gasped when he heard Alan pass those words


    7. I’ve been looking for you everywhere – father wants you …’ she gasped, ‘Berndt, you could have warned me that your mother was coming with you!’


    8. Alessandra flew into the kitchen, 'What is it? What's wrong?' When she saw, she gasped


    9. They rounded a headland and Ava gasped


    10. She gasped when I finally touched her, but she didn’t move away

    11. Chrissie gasped and watched anxiously as the turmoil of water surged and swirled over the rocks, but when the white water receded, there was no sign of the big man


    12. “What’s the urgency?” Tom gasped


    13. ’ He gasped as the newsreader again showed the picture of Chrissie and asked for anyone who knew her to contact the police


    14. “On your own!” Kaitlyn's awe-struck 'wow' was just gasped as in a whisper of reverence


    15. She gasped in relief at her lost footing so quickly checked by his instant reflex, and lingered without struggle in his arms perhaps longer than really necessary to regain her balance


    16. ” Harry gasped, he had just met the headmaster only yesterday


    17. I gasped but nothing would come


    18. ” The young ladies gasped


    19. Then it fell down and, by the time it was about twenty feet in the air, the kids gasped for they saw where it was headed


    20. As they passed the train station, Kaitlyn gasped, “Oh look,” and she smiled

    21. They gasped at the suggestion, but were equally intent upon mastering the new activity


    22. He gasped and smiled in acknowledgement, “So every note in an octave that doubles itself is also doubled!” His mentor nodded, grinning


    23. ‘In there?’ he gasped, as if he’d been invited to cross


    24. with both hands and gasped harder than usual for air


    25. She gasped for air


    26. Alan gasped, “I can't believe what I just heard


    27. He stopped and gasped hard for air, not from the run, but from the person within


    28. John Smith gasped for air


    29. "Ah, Milord," she gasped and held her chest, "Yea gave me such a fright!"


    30. "This is chocolate!" gasped Hansel as he broke a lump of plaster from the wall

    31. "Give me the water!" he gasped


    32. He gasped for quite a while before he said anything, "Woah, what a party that must have been


    33. "But would he just leave her there?" Desa gasped


    34. Izzy gasped at the bond, but she didn’t fight it


    35. Izzy gasped in amazement


    36. Crissy and Yavi had gasped at the sight of him – certainly not that young boy of a few years back


    37. Nerissa gasped with shock, then


    38. She gasped when she saw what appeared to be remnants of a burnt corpse sprawled out on the floor of the structure, near the remains of the fireplace


    39. But as he read further and his eyes lowered on the page, he gasped


    40. She smiled warmly and then softly gasped as one hand finally pulled down his hood, revealing the entirety of his rugged countenance

    41. She knelt down to pick it up and when she did, she gasped


    42. But all gasped as he stretched the deep red material out in front of him


    43. She gasped and her eyes scanned the room, noting the presence of other such structures built into the cave walls


    44. ” She laughed nervously and gasped in surprise as he continued where he’d left off


    45. The young blond gasped out his words, like he had either been running for a great length of time or had been very recently frightened


    46. The man gasped in pain, but didn’t show much of a further reaction


    47. “And just what's this about then?!” the 'volunteer' gasped as she sidelined the fellow into an empty alcove


    48. “What's a scrunge doing in here?!” one of them gasped at the sight of Senta


    49. Dena and the others gasped; followed instantly by: “And?” they demanded as one


    50. She gasped and her hands went to her mouth; tears began to form at the corners of her eyes as she looked from one to the other of her officers













































    1. Johnny fell, winded and gasping, feeling his shirt soak with blood


    2. As passed us at full speed, going uphill like it was nothing while I was advised, just because it has been offered doesn’t mean we struggled to catch our breath and gasping for air


    3. gasping and sputtering with anger as he sat


    4. Alan stood at the bank gasping, resting his arms on the bank like it was the side of a pool, too spent to haul himself out


    5. gasping, dragging in the soiled air


    6. I crawled back up the beach on all fours, gasping, triumphant - cold belly, warm back, and for some reason, laughing out hot tears


    7. By the time of the mid morning break, I am gasping for my coffee


    8. Again, I find myself on the receiving end of an abject apology which leaves me gasping inwardly, though on the surface I think I maintain a straight face


    9. The Llanberis pass has the children gasping - just as Gary intended - he’s enjoying introducing them to this, for him, much loved area


    10. What about you? You’re gasping for breath

    11. The man lay in a heap on the bulls neck, gasping


    12. He tried to swim but started coughing and gasping for air


    13. Quickly she pulled it away gasping


    14. his shoulder, telling him between gasping breaths of her awful encounter with the


    15. AND THE ABSENCE OF OXYGEN CHOKED AND LET ME GASPING,


    16. Gasping for breath, Rafe struggled to his feet


    17. "You are not angry?" he asked, gasping for breath


    18. Holmes kept gasping for breath and clutching his hands


    19. "I cannot continue," he said as he sat on the ground, gasping for breath


    20. I want to do that again as soon as I stop gasping

    21. The man I loved was gasping for breath


    22. Patrice, gasping in tears and pain, grabs a lamp from an end table as she falls to her knees


    23. back immediately, gasping at the chilly shock, but smiling


    24. Penelope could scarcely believe as she watched the ever-irritable Breton man finally sink to the harsh and stony cave ground, quivering and gasping


    25. Gasping, Elenir wheezed, “And you were worried we wouldn't trust your sources?! That's rich!”


    26. “Glen?” Then she was shaking and gasping for air


    27. Both men were caked in mashed ice and Felix was gasping painfully for air


    28. He held onto the door frame, gasping deeply, as though he had run a long race


    29. Carmen made it to the telephone on the sixth ring, gasping for breath as she picked up the receiver


    30. Not twenty minutes later, in the middle of Thimble Down the pair strode through the doors of the Bumbling Badger, gasping for water from the parching heat outside

    31. I was sweating and gasping for air


    32. Gasping, blood oozing down his cheek, he stamped his foot on the accelerator, leaning forward into the steering wheel as he urged the car to greater speed


    33. “Hey?” Dawn turned Sheena around, gasping when she saw the knife clasped in her hand


    34. there was something going on; and, to a fish, went gasping round and


    35. After being unceremoniously dumped on the ground, where he lay coughing and gasping for breath, the large badger who had pulled him from his plight, glared down at him and wrinkled his snout in anger


    36. But Slikit found himself joining in with the Healer's giggles and pretty soon he too was gasping for breath


    37. He continued moving to his left, searching for an opening, gasping in surprise when another badger landed on his back, but before he could react, the badger had jumped off again


    38. Striking upwards, his muscles straining with the effort, Thesa reached the surface, gasping for breath, the numbing coldness of the water sucking the air from his lungs and stinging his eyes


    39. The punch hit him just under the eye and he dropped to one knee, catching the black youth’s foot as he kicked out, gasping loudly, jerking it into his side, doing his best to make it appear as though a powerful kick had been delivered, instead of the glancing blow it really was


    40. I ground my hips into him, gasping against his mouth, and the heat flickered upward and outward, into my center and through my body

    41. Gasping as my heart hammered against my ribcage, I blinked my streaming eyes to clear them


    42. Fred stomped on the brakes as hard as he could, gasping in dismay, white knuckles on the steering wheel


    43. I felt him come seconds later, and then, almost as abruptly, he stepped away, leaving me gasping and leaning against the wall for support


    44. Mind focused as best he could, strength and courage all but gone, gasping for breath and steeling his fingers with the power of his will, he made it across without looking down; without thinking about it too much


    45. Gasping, not knowing what was wrong, she began to fall


    46. Lyra and Betts appeared at Troy’s side, both gasping at what they saw


    47. She pulled me in close, her gasping breath hot on my face


    48. Sensing a movement behind him, Piers turned, glancing over his shoulder, gasping


    49. Then he was over me, I was back and gasping and sputtering but air was in my lungs! I was coughing and couldn't stop, then air was back


    50. He had only been born the night before in a damp cave full of strident men, their endless, mirthless cacophony silenced by the sudden and unexpected cries of a child gasping for air and a mother suffering the pains of labor






































    1. The cleric slowly removes his hood to reveal that he is in fact -- Mohammed! Ricci gasps


    2. ” said Song through gasps of pain


    3. She was such a novice at lovemaking that any action on her part brought about great gasps and shudders, and it made him all the more excited


    4. (Gasps, laughter, and tittering in the court room


    5. There were several gasps, and concern passed


    6. She gasps as she turns to fearfully face him


    7. Both panted heavily, their shallow gasps growing fuller with time


    8. Whispers and gasps were heard among the crowd as they saw Lunarey grab the microphone away from the head principal and take the spotlight to herself


    9. Instead you picked on her! You made fun of her! You fucking beat her!" More gasps were heard at the sound of the curse word


    10. Gasps of some in attendance called her attention to the ruler, who approached her family with a compassionate and ever gentle smile

    11. After several minutes of running and labored gasps for air, they were faced with a four-way split in the corridor: they DRAFT


    12. The revelation drew brief mumbles and gasps from among the recruits


    13. Upon hearing a distant scream and dread gasps among all of those with her, her legs thrust into motion


    14. ” Isin opened, to the gasps and confused looks staring back at her from the others


    15. She didn't need to hear the gasps around her to know her crew was in shock even more than she was


    16. ” Gasps and cries echoed out


    17. ” Now Gorge was trying to catch his breath and talk at the same time so that all we got were gasps and a mess of jumbled words that we couldn’t understand


    18. under the light and in new positions, with painted gasps


    19. ” Rosie’s breathing was now coming in short gasps labouring to inflate her lungs and she stopped for a moment as I said to her


    20. Gasps almost in unison

    21. It was broken seconds later by cheering, gasps of shock and excited chatter


    22. The hall was full of gasps, whispers and excited murmuring


    23. The hushed whispers and gasps told Raven that Alexia was still alive


    24. Exhausted, he stopped and flung himself on the sofa, chest heaving as he sucked in deep gasps of air, tears streaming down his face from red, swollen eyes


    25. With a racing heart and his breath heaving in short gasps, he jumped the final few steps and landed in an internal passageway


    26. There were gasps and yelps and cries from the throng, which included many of the brave villagers who’d gone after the kidnappers


    27. Ollie Harris was running as fast as he could, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he pounded along the uneven track


    28. “Where are you going?” she pleaded, drawing in her breath in long gasps


    29. After a long moment, the silence between them was broken by Sarah’s loud sobbing gasps


    30. He could see Sarah’s chest pulsating with deep gasps

    31. Hardly out of breath himself, he could hear the youngster’s laboured gasps as he closed behind him


    32. Marcos Farris stopped running and bent over, breathing in huge gasps of air


    33. His forehead was lined with sweat and he was breathing in short excited gasps


    34. I tried to appear to be sitting casually while, in reality, I was fighting for composure, because polite introductions were being offered between the moans and gasps of a man whose fingers were being systematically crushed in a vise


    35. It was used to great effect dabbing away tears that welled onto her cheeks between gasps and sobs, as she told of the brutality she suffered


    36. “Over the lips and past the gums, look out stomach, here it comes,” and I tossed it off to gasps and chuckles


    37. It was just when certain subjects of the past came up, talking with people, that the tension got so great that his head throbbed and his breath came in gasps


    38. I could still hear the chaos all around me; sporadic last shots being fired, the surprised gasps the appearance of the demon falling from the sky like a blight had caused among what few men remained standing


    39. Between gasps, he joined Truman and Beth’s lighthearted banter and even shared an occasional laugh – till the coke ran out


    40. She stepped out, her heart fluttering with fear and breath coming in hesitant gasps

    41. He then felt it would not be inappropriate to ask more of the Pilgrim, the strain from the arduous walking evident in his voice, gasps of breath between his questions:


    42. They had turned and looked with astonishment; their croaks and hawkish, almost unintelligible cries had been choked in concert, replaced with whispers of amazement and gasps of wonder


    43. In the midst of all this, among gasps and more screams, the mug fell to the floor with a resounding thud, and Angie sat there cross-legged on the floor, with a look of triumph on her face as the cup gyrated and rolled to a stop at her knee


    44. There were gasps from the soldiers around me


    45. His breath was coming in gasps, and his heart was pounding


    46. He could hear the gasps and the instinctive shuffling of feet from the still groggy crowd


    47. Next to me, Four gasps and presses a hand to his chest


    48. Max gasps, his hand clapping over his chest, and stumbles back


    49. “Blondie – goodbye,” he whispered in between gasps of pain before becoming dust in Nico’s arms


    50. Her face contorted with desperate tears, breathing in short gasps








































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    Synonyms for "gasp"

    gasp pant heave puff huff throb

    "gasp" definitions

    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open


    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted