Gasp Sound Effect

📝 Description

The gasp is shock in its purest audio form — a sharp intake of breath that arrives before words can, the body reacting faster than the brain can compose a sentence. Theater and film trained audiences to read it instantly: scandal has entered the room. Use it for plot twists in story times, price reveals, screenshots that should not exist, and the moment someone says what everyone was thinking. Layer several gasps for a full scandalized salon. It is the rare reaction sound that works at any volume — a tiny gasp can be funnier than a scream.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:01

Format

MP3

File Size

16 KB

Added

June 12, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by bacruz666 via Freesound. View original source →