GASP

gasp. Gasp, v. to endeavor or gape for breath, to long for

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Gasp (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gasped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gasping.] [[OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn, gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. gäspa, Dan. gispe to gasp.]] 1. 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. 2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.
Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser.