v. i.
She gasps and struggles hard for life. Lloyd. [ 1913 Webster ]
Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath. [ 1913 Webster ]
At the last gasp,
n. (Zool.) The alewife. [ Local, Canada ] [ 1913 Webster ]