panting

P3A1N1T1I1N1G2
/ˈpæntɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who pants.

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heavingtrousering
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Meanings

panting1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pant
nounpanting (plural pantings)

plural pantings

  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 […]

    1850, William Wordsworth, The Prelude

Panting2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbreathing heavily (as after exertion)

Similar
heaving
Broader
breathingexternal respirationrespiration

nounany fabric used to make trousers

Similar
trousering
Broader
fabricclothmaterial
Also see
heavingtrousering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish jadeo, acezo
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with panting

grantingenchantingslantinganting
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Anagrams

Pingtan
Cite this entry
APA

panting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panting

MLA

“panting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panting.

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