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pant
1[ pant ]
verb (used without object)
- to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
- to gasp, as for air.
- to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn:
to pant for revenge.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
/ ±èæ²Ô³Ù /
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
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è²¹²Ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹²Ô³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His legs are “still messed up†now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.
“One of the places is in the gym. When you’re on that bike in your shorts, panting away next to a Republican, a lot of the inhibitions come off.â€
The four came onstage in black pants and shirts and took the Beatles bow.
We were so tired, but in a different kind of trance than the one Amazon keeps us in — one I remember far more distinctly than the one that leads to purchasing new workout pants.
While my daughter tried to calm our two panting pups in the back seat, I worried: What else had I forgotten to save?
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