panting

present participle of pant
as in gasping
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty the dog was panting heavily after his breakneck run across the field

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“Panting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panting. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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