Gasped

verb

1. To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.

   "The audience gasped as the magician disappeared."

2. To breathe laboriously or convulsively.

   "We were all gasping when we reached the summit."

3. To speak in a breathless manner.

   "The old man gasped his last few words."

4. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.

   "I'm gasping for a cup of tea."