panting

• asphyxiating
• being out of breath
• blowing
• breathless
• choking
• craving
• dyspnea
• exhaling
• expiring
• gagging
• gasp
• gasping
• gulping
• heaving
• huffing
• hunger
• hyperpnea
• hyperventilating
• hyperventilation
• longing
• lust
• palpitation
• passion
• puffing
• respiring
• short-winded
• smothering
• snoring
• snuffling
• stifling
• strangling
• wheezing
• yearning

• dislike
• hate
• hatred
• indifference

• verb
  1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
  2. To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
  3. To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
  4. Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
  5. To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
  6. To heave, as the breast.
  7. To bulge and shrink successively, of iron hulls, etc.
• noun
  1. The act of one who pants.

• After the long run, she was panting heavily and needed a moment to catch her breath.
• The dog was panting excitedly after playing fetch in the park.
• He found himself panting from the strenuous hike up the steep mountain trail.
• The children were panting with joy after running around in the summer heat.
• She could hear the sound of panting as the runner approached the finish line.

gasping

yawning

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