pant

1 of 2verb

/pænt/

Forms:pants,panting,panted,panted

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.

Synonyms:

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.