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Definition of Gaspingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaspingly
| gasoor gasoscope gasoscopes gasotransmitter gasotransmitters gasp gasped gasper gaspereau gaspereaux | gaspers gaspier gaspiest gasping gasping disease gaspingly (current term) gaspings gasps gaspt gaspy |
Literary usage of Gaspingly
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1. Portions of the diary, letters and other remains, of Eliza Southall by Eliza Allen Southall (1855)
"... gaspingly receives," but is rather a hindrance to its reception. Wth Mo. I<lth.
Outwardly, the chief variety in my experience has been an interesting ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... demanded a most exorbitant price for their ransom. Spectator, No. 198. II.
trans. To emit or utter gaspingly: with away, forth, out, etc. ..."
3. The Homœopathic Examiner (1846)
"The patient respires occasionally only with the abdominal muscles,' at other
times gaspingly, anxiously, in a sitting posture in the bed. ..."
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