Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 panting · IPA /ˈpæntɪŋ/ adj. n. 01 adj. Breathing laboriously or convulsively. 1. Breathing laboriously or convulsively. Syn. gasping, out-of-breath(predicate), pursy, short-winded, winded. 02 n. The act or process of breathing heavily, usually after exertion. 1. The act or process of breathing heavily, usually after exertion. 2. Any fabric used to make trousers. Syn. heaving. — Syn. -- trousering.