pant
verb (used without object)
to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
are panting
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present progressiveof pant.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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We assume that dogs who are panting, with tongues out and big smiles, are happy as can be.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2017
Others, including a former Treasury secretary, Lawrence H. Summers, are panting for the job.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2012
The only thing radio men are panting to know is: "How many people listened?"
From Time Magazine Archive
It is probably a little unfair to hold him up to the men who are panting after the presidency today.
From Time Magazine Archive
Plopping ourselves back in the car, Kevin and I are panting and giddy, loaded up on the silliness of what we’ve just done.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
