gasp

"They seemed to be getting worse, the severe lack of breath was quite frightening when you're gasping and there's nothing to gasp at," she told me.

They were talking about what she might like for breakfast when she began gasping for air.

The goal is not to make people gasp in surprised dismay: “Ooh, let’s make it seem like it’s this person but then we reveal it’s actually that person.”

The crowd gasped in disbelief at the perfect timing and wondrous theater, the four words reverberating around the stadium like an anthem to the unimaginable.

This becomes a problem when she goes on a date with — gasp — a handsome Alabama fan.