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- adjective Resembling or characterised by
gasps .
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Examples
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Phrases, like, oh, say, "breathing issue" and "St. Louis Children's Hospital." funny kind of gaspy, gulpy breathing thing he does, intermittently and most often when he is eating.
Chicken And Cheese 2008
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Hathaway, this year's Oscars co-host with James Franco, spoofed Holmes in a November episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' playing a gaspy, "complex," and confused version of the former 'Dawson's Creek' star.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Boycotting Oscars Over Anne Hathaway 'SNL' Impression? Jordan Zakarin 2011
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Hathaway, this year's Oscars co-host with James Franco, spoofed Holmes in a November episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' playing a gaspy, "complex," and confused version of the former 'Dawson's Creek' star.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Boycotting Oscars Over Anne Hathaway 'SNL' Impression? Jordan Zakarin 2011
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Hathaway, this year's Oscars co-host with James Franco, spoofed Holmes in a November episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' playing a gaspy, "complex," and confused version of the former 'Dawson's Creek' star.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Boycotting Oscars Over Anne Hathaway 'SNL' Impression? Jordan Zakarin 2011
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Hathaway, this year's Oscars co-host with James Franco, spoofed Holmes in a November episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' playing a gaspy, "complex," and confused version of the former 'Dawson's Creek' star.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Boycotting Oscars Over Anne Hathaway 'SNL' Impression? Jordan Zakarin 2011
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Hathaway, this year's Oscars co-host with James Franco, spoofed Holmes in a November episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' playing a gaspy, "complex," and confused version of the former 'Dawson's Creek' star.
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Boycotting Oscars Over Anne Hathaway 'SNL' Impression? Jordan Zakarin 2011
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I knocked on his meagre chest with my fore knuckle, and fetched forth a weak, gaspy cough; but he looked at me unflinchingly, much like a defiant sparrow held in the hand.
Local Color 2010
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Symptoms: Difficulty breathing (ragged, raspy, gaspy breaths), air hunger (low oxygen due to fluid in the lungs); fast heart rate; swelling of the face, throat, and lips; dizziness, light-headedness; hives, often in a ring around the neck; tightness of throat; sudden drop in blood pressure.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Symptoms: Difficulty breathing (ragged, raspy, gaspy breaths), air hunger (low oxygen due to fluid in the lungs); fast heart rate; swelling of the face, throat, and lips; dizziness, light-headedness; hives, often in a ring around the neck; tightness of throat; sudden drop in blood pressure.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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Symptoms: Difficulty breathing (ragged, raspy, gaspy breaths), air hunger (low oxygen due to fluid in the lungs); fast heart rate; swelling of the face, throat, and lips; dizziness, light-headedness; hives, often in a ring around the neck; tightness of throat; sudden drop in blood pressure.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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