Synonyms of panting

panting

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasping
• heaving
• wheezing
• puffing
• snoring
• blowing
• hyperventilating
• choking
• huffing
• gulping
• being out of breath
• gagging
• asphyxiating
• exhaling
• snuffling
• stifling
• strangling
• smothering
• expiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of panting

The delivery person added that none of the canines appeared to have access to food or sufficient water, and that all the animals were panting. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Dogs primarily rely on panting, while cats also groom themselves to help regulate body temperature. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 21 July 2026

When panting alone cannot shed enough heat, dogs fall back on shade. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Dogs primarily regulate heat through panting and small sweat glands in their paw pads, according to the American Kennel Club. — Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026

Signs include panting, a hoarse bark, scuffing or dragging their toes along the ground, and sometimes regurgitation or swallowing problems. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Peter waltzes through an indistinguishable parade of such parties, high as a kite on some drug or another, at one point getting pulled into a panting threesome with another guy and handsy British tourist Leonora (Paris Petitjean). — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2026

The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

For one, there’s Jean-Michel Basquiat’s monumental panting Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown), from 1983, set for Sotheby’s contemporary art sale on May 14, estimated at $45 million. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026