panting

Plural: pantings

Noun

• breathing heavily (as after exertion)
• any fabric used to make trousers
• The act of one who pants.

Verb

• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
  • "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
• utter while panting, as if out of breath
• present participle and gerund of pant

Synonyms

gasp, heave, heaving, pant, puff, trousering