panting

Questions about panting

What does panting mean?

panting means "breathing heavily (as after exertion)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in panting?

panting has 2 syllables: pan-ting. The stress falls on "pan". In IPA it is /ˈpæntɪŋ/.

What is another word for panting?

Close synonyms include heaving, trousering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is panting a common word?

panting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.