Gasp

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 171

gasp, v. i. [gashed (gaspt), gasping.] To labor | for breath, respire convulsively or violently; to pant with eagerne . — v. t. To emit with gaspings. — n. A labored respiration; convulsive opening of the mouth for breath.