Speak vs. Gasp — What's the Difference?

Say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling

To draw in the breath sharply, as from shock.

Talk to in order to reprove or advise

To breathe convulsively or laboriously

(of behaviour, an object, etc.) serve as evidence for something

To utter in a breathless manner.

(of a musical instrument or other object) make a sound when functioning

A short convulsive intake or catching of the breath.

To produce words by means of sounds; talk

(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

To express thoughts or feelings to convey information in speech or writing

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

To convey information or ideas in text

(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.

To engage in conversation

To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.

To be friendly or willing to communicate; be on speaking terms

A short, sudden intake of breath.

To deliver an address or lecture

: A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

To act as spokesperson

(humorous) The sound of a gasp.

To convey information through another person

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.

To convey a message by nonverbal means

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

To give an indication or suggestion

To emit or utter with gasps; - with forth, out, away, etc.

To be appealing

The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

To make a reservation or request. Used with for

A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;

To produce a characteristic sound

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;

To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.

To say with the voice; pronounce or utter

To converse in or be able to converse in (a language)

To express in words; tell

(Nautical) To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.

To convey by nonverbal means

(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

To have a conversation.

(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

To be able to communicate in a language.

(by extension) To be able to communicate in the manner of specialists in a field.

(transitive) To utter.

(transitive) To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

To understand (as though it were a language).

(intransitive) To produce a sound; to sound.

Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.

To address; to accost; to speak to.

Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.

Speech, conversation.

(dated) a low class bar, a speakeasy.

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.

To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.

To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally.

To discourse; to make mention; to tell.

To give sound; to sound.

To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.

To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings.

To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.

To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way.

To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin.

To address; to accost; to speak to.

Express in speech;

Exchange thoughts; talk with;

Use language;

Give a speech to;

Make a characteristic or natural sound;