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pant
1[ pant ]
verb (used without object)
- to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
Synonyms: vibrate, throb, pulse, pulsate, pound, blow, wheeze, puff, heave
- to gasp, as for air.
- to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn:
to pant for revenge.
- to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate.
- to emit steam or the like in loud puffs.
- Nautical. (of the bow or stern of a ship) to work with the shock of contact with a succession of waves. Compare work ( def 24 ).
verb (used with object)
- to breathe or utter gaspingly.
noun
- the act of panting.
- a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp.
- a puff, as of an engine.
- a throb or heave, as of the breast.
pant
2[ pant ]
adjective
- of or relating to pants:
pant cuffs.
noun
pant-
3- variant of panto- before a vowel.
pant
/ pænt /
verb
- to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
- to say (something) while breathing thus
- introften foll byfor to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
- intr to pulsate; throb rapidly
noun
- the act or an instance of panting
- a short deep gasping noise; puff
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- panting·ly adverb
- un·panting adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pant1
C15: from Old French pantaisier, from Greek phantasioun to have visions, from phantasia fantasy
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Synonym Study
Pant, gasp suggest breathing with more effort than usual. Pant suggests rapid, convulsive breathing, as from violent exertion or excitement: to pant after running for the train. Gasp suggests catching one's breath in a single quick intake, as from amazement, terror, and the like, or a series of such quick intakes of breath, as in painful breathing: to gasp with horror; to gasp for breath.
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