Panting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

breathing heavily (as after exertion)

any fabric used to make trousers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈantɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈantɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæntɪŋ/.

Examples

The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pant trousering gasp heaving puff heave

Parts of Speech

noun	breathing heavily (as after exertion)
noun	any fabric used to make trousers
verb	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”
verb	utter while panting, as if out of breath

Word Forms

pant	verb	utter while panting, as if out of breath
heave	verb	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
pant	noun	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
panting	noun	breathing heavily (as after exertion)
puff	noun	forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
puffing	noun	an act of forcible exhalation
gasp	noun	a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
heaving	noun	breathing heavily (as after exertion)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

keuchend

schweres Atmen (wie nach Anstrengung)

🇫🇷French

halètement

respirer fort (comme après un effort)

🇪🇸Spanish

jadeo

Respirar pesadamente (como después de un esfuerzo).

🇮🇹Italian

ansimante

respirare pesantemente (come dopo lo sforzo)

🇳🇱Dutch

hijgen

zwaar ademen (zoals na inspanning)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ofegante

respirando pesadamente (como após o esforço)

🇷🇺Russian

тяжело дыша

тяжело дышать (как после нагрузки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुताई

भारी साँस लेना (जैसे परिश्रम के बाद)

🇧🇩Bengali

হাঁপাচ্ছে

প্রচন্ডভাবে শ্বাস নেওয়া (পরিশ্রমের পরে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சிரைத்தல்

அதிகமாக சுவாசித்தல் (உழைப்புக்குப் பிறகு)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరి పీల్చుకోవడం

ఎక్కువగా శ్వాస తీసుకోవడం (శ్రమ తర్వాత)

🇮🇳Marathi

धडधडणे

जोरदारपणे श्वास घेणे (श्रम केल्यानंतर)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંફવું

ભારે શ્વાસ લેવો (શ્રમ પછી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರುಗಟ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಅತೀವವಾಗಿ ಉಸಿರಾಡುವುದು (ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസം മുട്ടൽ

കഠിനമായി ശ്വസിക്കുക (അദ്ധ്വാനത്തിനു ശേഷം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਂਟਿੰਗ

ਭਾਰੀ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہانپنا

بھاری سانس لینا (جیسے مشقت کے بعد)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

气喘吁吁

呼吸沉重（如用力后）

🇯🇵Japanese

あえぐ

荒い呼吸（運動の後など）

🇰🇷Korean

헐떡거림

심호흡(운동 후와 마찬가지로)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thở hổn hển

thở nặng nhọc (như sau khi gắng sức)

🇹🇭Thai

หอบ

หายใจแรงๆ (เหมือนหลังออกแรง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

terengah-engah

bernapas berat (seperti setelah beraktivitas)

🇵🇭Filipino

humihingal

mabigat na paghinga (tulad ng pagkatapos ng pagsusumikap)

🇲🇾Malay

tercungap-cungap

bernafas dengan berat (seperti selepas melakukan senaman)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلهث

التنفس بشدة (كما هو الحال بعد المجهود)

🇮🇷Persian

نفس نفس زدن

نفس کشیدن شدید (مانند پس از تمرین)

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes nefese

ağır nefes alma (efor sarf ettikten sonra olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתנַשְׁמוּת

נושם בכבדות (כמו לאחר מאמץ)

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The primary meaning of 'panting' is 'breathing heavily (as after exertion)'.

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