Verb (used without object) : to pant for revenge. From Dictionary.com.
Hanna lifted her head, breathing in short, panting gasps. From Wordnik.com. [Mercadian Masques]
For a moment he stood leaning heavily against its timbers, his breath coming in short panting sobs. From Wordnik.com. [The Snare] Reference
The sunshine was at first dazzling in its brightness, and he paused and rested, for he was panting from the exertion. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter VIII] Reference
In other cases panting is caused, i.e. the mechanism most often seen in the dog under natural conditions, when it is hot. From Wordnik.com. [Walter Hess - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The panting was the only sound and not even an enemy howl. From Wordnik.com. [nisayon Diary Entry] Reference
But old Frank sat down on his haunches panting, which is a dog's way of shaking his head. From Wordnik.com. [Frank of Freedom Hill] Reference
OSMOND: My oldest boy, Steven (ph) - I was doing some rehearsals backstage and I was kind of panting and out of breath. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009] Reference
Thus far it had been all fear and trembling with me; but now this was chang'd to a kind of panting joy. From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Spur] Reference
'Help me,' was all she said, in a kind of panting voice, and as I caught hold to help it over, 'That was the Head!. From Wordnik.com. [Major Vigoureux] Reference
That is a very pretty picture, but it is a picture of happy urchins at school, rather than of undergraduates "panting," as. From Wordnik.com. [Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series)] Reference
If she'll let you - leave it there for a moment to make sure she's not "panting" out her ribs and snug it up if you feel it slacken. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"I only want to say," she began, with a kind of panting in her breath -- "I only want to say, papa, that if. From Wordnik.com. [The Street Called Straight] Reference
Rad sat up to greet them with a panting dog-smile. From Wordnik.com. [Hearts in Exurbia] Reference
The projector is panting warm air through its little vents. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling the Dog's Head] Reference
My head now rests on the couch next to the now panting dog. From Wordnik.com. [Peach] Reference
So I stepped out of my car ready to dig, when I heard panting. From Wordnik.com. [Poor, Dead Hamilton] Reference
It wasn't Hamilton panting; it was George Crespo's Rottweiler. From Wordnik.com. [Poor, Dead Hamilton] Reference
I couldn't see her, but I could hear her breathing, her panting. From Wordnik.com. [Degree Zero, My Love] Reference
When he finally halted, sharply, with a screech, she was panting. From Wordnik.com. [Just Kidding] Reference
I sit back on my heels, and look down on his spent, panting body. From Wordnik.com. [Better than Chocolate] Reference
He licked it up then sauntered along, wagging his tail and panting. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow's Trailer] Reference
Your grade? he asks again, panting warm air through his little vents. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling the Dog's Head] Reference
Investors are panting for TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities). From Wordnik.com. [Don't Bail On Falling Bonds] Reference
It hasn't been easy; Aronson says she leaves the gym panting with exertion. From Wordnik.com. [Concentrating On The Body's 'Core'] Reference
"Hello Erma, Maureen," she says politely, though panting and out of breath. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Mothers] Reference
Most Westerners assume that everyone to the East is panting to join their club. From Wordnik.com. [Backlash In The East] Reference
"Everyone in the industry is panting with excitement," says one RAM manufacturer. From Wordnik.com. [Windows 95: Ram Rush] Reference
Which is why the political class is panting in search of new reasons to be at center stage. From Wordnik.com. [Politics In A Macaroni Era] Reference
A family pulls up on scooters, a golden retriever panting behind, and joins us on the bench. From Wordnik.com. [Why The Caged Bird Sings] Reference
She tried letting out a scream, but also she heard was the ragged panting of her own breath. From Wordnik.com. [Burnab] Reference
A clerk handed out printed copies -- 65 pages, six separate opinions -- to panting reporters. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth Behind The Pillars] Reference
By the time they reached the first and smallest boulder, the boy and his father were panting. From Wordnik.com. [Golgotha] Reference
Awake and still panting, oozing perspiration, he looked at the clock, which glowed 4: 00 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
Yes, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," has been awaited by legions of panting devotees. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Mojo Rising] Reference
His long hair all over my face and he's panting and pushing and I have no strength left at all. From Wordnik.com. [Beds] Reference
I am panting as I run alongside my parents through the dark, narrow, deserted lanes of my town in Kashmir. From Wordnik.com. [‘It Is Never Over, Never Escaped’] Reference
Taken to a hospital where there has been no water or electricity for four months, Irma lay panting and close to death for 10 days. From Wordnik.com. [When There's No Peace To Keep] Reference
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