panting

Thân thiện

A dog is panting after chasing a ball in the park.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Heavy, labored breathing, especially after physical exertion: The act of breathing quickly and with short breaths, usually because of having exercised hard.
   • (Archaic/Technical) A type of fabric used for making trousers: A cloth material historically used in the manufacture of pants.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Breathing):

  • After running up the stairs, he was out of breath and his panting was loud.
  • The dog's rapid panting helped it cool down after the long walk.

• Noun (Fabric):

  • The tailor selected a durable panting for the new pair of slacks. (Note: This usage is now rare.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be panting for something": To desire or crave something intensely.
  • After the long hike, they were panting for a cold drink.

Variants and Related Words

• Pant (verb): To breathe quickly and with short breaths.
  • She had to stop and pant after the sprint.
• Pants (noun): Trousers; an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles.
  • He bought a new pair of pants.

Synonyms

• Gasping: Catching one's breath with an open mouth.
• Puffing: Breathing in short, quick bursts.
• Wheezing: Breathing with a whistling sound in the chest.

Related Phrases

• Pant for breath: To struggle to breathe.
  • The asthma attack caused him to pant for breath.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any fabric used to make trousers
2. breathing heavily (as after exertion)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trousering
• heaving