gasp audibly
Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words
To gasp in a way that is clearly audible.
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Examples (10)
- She gasped audibly when the verdict was announced.
- The audience gasped audibly at the magician’s final trick.
- He tried not to, but he gasped audibly in the icy water.
- I gasped audibly as the roller coaster plunged.
- They all gasped audibly in unison when the lights went out.
- The patient gasped audibly, then steadied her breathing.
- She was so shocked that she gasped audibly before she could speak.
- Don’t gasp audibly during the performance; it distracts the actors.
- Even the stoic professor gasped audibly at the unexpected result.
- The child gasped audibly with delight when the puppy appeared.