as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
the dog was panting heavily after his breakneck run across the field
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Recent Examples of panted
Pet owners spoke reassuringly to their dogs, who panted and pawed their owners, and to their mewing cats.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
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Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panted
gasped
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By the time many of these rising talents were accruing debt in graduate writing programs, the dream of a sustainable career in the nonprofit theater had already gasped its last breath.
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The crowd of 39,077 at Citi Field gasped and even applauded some when the replay was shown on the large videoboard in center.
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“Panted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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