name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who pants.

   "Now here, now there, moved by the straggling wind, / Came ever and anon a breathlike sound, / Quick as the pantings of the faithful dog […]"

2. 2
   breathing heavily (as after exertion) wordnet
3. 3
   any fabric used to make trousers wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of pant form-of, gerund, participle, present

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abruptagogalacritousall agoganimatedanxious

Example

More examples

"The dog lay panting after his long chase."

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