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   gasp

   /ɡɑːsp/

   verb

   • 1. catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment: "a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him"
   • ▪ say (something) while catching one's breath: "Jeremy gasped out an apology"
   • ▪ strain to obtain (air) by gasping: "she surfaced and gasped for air"
   • ▪ be desperate to obtain or consume; crave: "I'm gasping for a drink!"

   noun

   • 1. a convulsive catching of breath: "his breath was coming in gasps"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Norse geispa ‘to yawn’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • P

     3

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