gasp
1 verb breathe in quickly INTRANSITIVEcnead a ligeanhe gasped with the pain lig sé cnead leis an bpian, bhain an phian an anáil dethe news made her gasp bhain an scéala cnead aistithe children gasped with delight lig na páistí cnead astu le háthas, fágadh na leanaí ina dtost le háthas 2 verb say TRANSITIVE'Nurse!' she gasped. 'A bhanaltra!' ar sise ag ligean cnead aisti.Show full entry
3 verb try to breathe INTRANSITIVEhe was gasping for breath ní raibh a anáil ag teacht leis, ní raibh puth dá anáil aige, bhí giorra anála airshe came in sweating and gasping tháinig sí isteach ag bárcadh allais agus gan puth dá hanáil aici 4 noun quick deep breathcnead fem3 smeach masc3 a gasp came from his throat tháinig snag óna scornachshe gave a gasp of horror when she saw it lig sí cnead uafáis nuair a chonaic sí é, baineadh an anáil di le huafás nuair a chonaic sí é 5 noun violent effort to breathecnead fem3 snag masc3 smeach masc3 I stood up for a gasp of air sheas mé suas le bolgam aeir a fháilher breath was coming in gasps bhí an anáil ina snaganna léi, bhí séideán inti