short, sudden intake of breath

GASP
WordClue
TUGsudden powerful pull
WEEshort time or short distance
BANGsudden percussive noise
GRABsudden snatch at something
HUFFheavy breath
PANTbreath, respiration
SIGHbreath, whiff
SKITshort comic performance
SLAMsudden impact or blow
DITTYshort verse or tune
GLINTshort flash of light
HITCHsudden pull
LURCHsudden or unsteady movement
PANICsudden sensation of fear
PENNEtype of short, diagonally cut pasta
PLUMPThe sound of a sudden heavy fall
SHOCKSudden, heavy impact
SPASMsudden contraction
WALKOUTsudden stoppage of work
INHALINGbreath, sigh
SOJOURNshort stay somewhere
WEEshort time or short distance