pantverb [ I ]
uk/pænt/us/pænt/to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic:
Matteo arrived at the top of the hill, panting and covered in sweat.
[ + speech ] "Hurry! They're almost here," she panted.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic
- asphyxia
- breath
- breathable
- breathe
- breathing
- breathless
- gasp
- heave
- huff
- intake
- respiration
- respiratory
- sleep apnoea
- strangle
- strangulate
- suffocate
- suffocating
- winded
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Phrasal verb(s)
pant for/after sb/sth