GASP

gasp, pant

(noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; “she gave a gasp and fainted”

pant, puff, gasp, heave

(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

gasp (third-person singular simple present gasps, present participle gasping, simple past and past participle gasped)

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

(intransitive) To breathe laboriously or convulsively.

(transitive) To speak in a breathless manner.

To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

Noun

gasp (plural gasps)

A short, sudden intake of breath.

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

Interjection

gasp

(humorous) The sound of a gasp.

Anagrams

• AGPs, GPAs, PASG, SPAG, gaps, spag

Source: Wiktionary

Gasp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Gasping.] Etym: [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. gäspa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]

1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. She gasps and struggles hard for life. Lloyd.

2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire. Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser.

Gasp, v. t.

Definition: To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden.

Gasp, n.

Definition: The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. At the last gasp, at the point of death. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition