Answer: breathed

AnswerCrossword Clue
BREATHED"Bloom County" cartoonist
BREATHEDGot some air
BREATHEDInhaled.
BREATHEDWhispered.
BREATHED"Penguin Dreams . . . " author
BREATHEDShowed signs of life
BREATHEDHad an inspiration
breathedBREATHE, to inhale and exhale air
breathedHaving breath of a specified kind
breathedUnvoiced; voiceless