panted

Huffed from exertion

Panted is the past tense of pant, meaning to breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or heat: She panted after climbing the stairs, The dog panted in the summer heat.

By extension, to pant for something is to yearn for it intensely: He panted for recognition.

exertion

breathless

Lacking air, gasping

puffing · labored · heaving · wheezing · sweating · exhausted · fatigued · spent · drained · overexerted

respiration

gasped

Breathed in sharply

exhaled · breathed · gulped · hyperventilated · lungs · diaphragm · chest · oxygen · air · shallow

speech

gasped

Breathed in sharply

stammered · blurted · spluttered · managed · breathed · whispered · moaned · pleaded · begged · sobbed

desire

longed

Felt intense desire

hungered · thirsted · lusted · coveted · desired · wanted · eager · desperate · impatient · anticipation

heat

overheated

Excessively warm

dehydrated · parched · humid · fanning · sweating · thirsty

Opposites
breathing rate and effort

pantedheld breath

Air retained in lungs

wheezed

physical exertion state

pantedrested

Having recovered energy

relaxed · recovered · calm · lounged · idled

Phrases
Family

pants, pant, panting, underpants, pantaloons, pantsuit, pantaloon, pantsuits, depants

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G