pant
Third Person
pants
Present Participle
panting
Past Tense
panted
Past Participle
panted
1
to breathe quickly and loudly, often due to excitement, exertion, or energetic activity
- After the intense sprint, he began to pant heavily to catch his breath.
- The dog panted with excitement as it chased after the ball.
- She started to pant after climbing the steep hill.
- The exhausted hiker continued to pant, trying to recover from the challenging trek.
- As the players ran across the field, they could be heard panting from the effort.
2
to speak in a quick, breathless manner, often due to exertion, excitement, or anxiety
transitive
- “I did it!”she panted, hardly able to contain her excitement.
- He panted the words of apology, unable to fully catch his breath after the sprint.
- He panted out the instructions, gasping for air between each word.