panting

Definition of Panting in English :

1. heaving, panting

breathing heavily (as after exertion)

2. panting, trousering

any fabric used to make trousers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Panting

noun

another name for pant (sense 5)

v. pant·ed, pant·ing, pants

v.intr.

1. To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion.

2. To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate.

3. To give off loud puffs, especially while moving.

4. To long demonstratively; yearn: was panting for a chance to play.

v.tr.

To utter hurriedly or breathlessly: I panted my congratulations to the winner of the race.

n.

1. A short labored breath; a gasp.

2. A throb; a pulsation.

3. A short loud puff, as of steam from an engine.