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gasping

English

Pronunciation

Verb

gasping

  1. present participle of gasp

Noun

gasping (plural gaspings)

  1. The act by which one gasps.
    • sundry violent gaspings and strainings

Adjective

gasping (not comparable)

  1. (Britain, slang) Very thirsty
    • 2011, Kate Ellis, The Armada Boy: Number 2 in series, Hachette UK ?ISBN
      Any chance of a cup of tea? I'm gasping.

Anagrams

  • gapings, pagings

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grasping

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???æsp??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?????sp??/
  • Hyphenation: grasp?ing

Adjective

grasping (comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping)

  1. Greedy, eager for wealth.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:greedy

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

grasping

  1. Present participle and gerund of grasp.

Noun

grasping (plural graspings)

  1. The act of one who grasps or covets.

Anagrams

  • pargings, sparging, spriggan

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