Usually means: Involuntary intake of breath, surprise.
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  1. gasps: Merriam-Webster
  2. gasps: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gasps: Vocabulary.com
  4. Gasps, gasps: Wordnik
  5. gasps: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. gasps: Wiktionary
  7. gasps: Dictionary.com
  8. gasps: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. gasps: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. gasps: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gasp)

verb:  (intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
verb:  (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.
verb:  (transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.
verb:  To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.
noun:  A short, sudden intake of breath.
noun:  (British, slang): A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).
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