Inhale suddenly

The answer

GASP

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GASP answer page.

Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for GASP

Every other clue in this collection answered by GASP, most used first.

• Sound of surprise - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• React in horror - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Shocked reaction - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound of shock - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Pant - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Shocked sound - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• [I'm shocked!] - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a sudden inspiration? - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Struggle for air - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Catch one's breath - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• Startled sound - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• [OMG!] - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Show surprise - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Quick intake of breath - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Show shock - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Sound of fright - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Surprised sound - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Huff and puff - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Breathe laboriously - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Quick inhalation - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sharp intake of breath - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Struggle for breath - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Sudden inspiration - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Fight for air - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Sound astonished - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Catch the breath. - used 7 times, most recently in 1962
• Express surprise - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Inhale in astonishment - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Recover from a sprint - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Sound frightened - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Fight for breath - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• [Horrors!] - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• (Oh my!) - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• React in shock - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Shocked response - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Sound of astonishment - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Break suddenly - SNAP, used 77 times
• Turn suddenly - VEER, used 34 times
• Move suddenly - DART, used 33 times
• Seize suddenly - GRAB, used 32 times
• All at __; suddenly - ONCE, used 24 times
• Leave suddenly - BOLT, used 21 times

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