pant
verb (used without object)
to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
am panting
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present progressiveof pant (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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My forehead is wet, the sockets of my eyes are damp, my hands tremble, and I am panting softly.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
When the night comes I am panting, and can only shut my eyes.
From The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow by Upton Sinclair
I am panting so, as if I had run hard.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
Here I am panting like a tuckered hound.
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
"I must wait until they get pretty close," he said, "for I am panting so that I can't keep the barrel steady, even with this rest."
From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
