"gasping" meaning in English

See gasping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-gasping.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gasping (not comparable)
  1. (UK, slang) Very thirsty Tags: UK, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-gasping-en-adj-LxOQsn9x Categories (other): British English

Noun

Audio: En-au-gasping.ogg [Australia] Forms: gaspings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gasping (plural gaspings)
  1. The act by which one gasps. Derived forms: gasping disease
    Sense id: en-gasping-en-noun-LeqY7aSr

Verb

Audio: En-au-gasping.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gasping
  1. present participle and gerund of gasp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gasp
    Sense id: en-gasping-en-verb-MPb4LuRL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 9 64

Inflected forms

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