GASP

vi to pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

2. gasp ·vt to emit or utter with gasps;

— with forth, out, away, ·etc.

3. gasp ·noun the act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.

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