gasping

noun, adj — 2 senses

gasping

noun

1

The act by which one gasps.

sundry violent gaspings and strainings1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

Derived terms: gasping disease

gasping

adj

1

UK, Slang Very thirsty, especially for tea

Any chance of a cup of tea? I'm gasping.2011, Kate Ellis, The Armada Boy: Number 2 in series, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

Derived terms: gaspingly, gaspingness

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