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pant

1

[ pant ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,

  2. to gasp, as for air.
  3. to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn:

    to pant for revenge.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate.
  5. to emit steam or the like in loud puffs.
  6. 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)

  1. to breathe or utter gaspingly.

noun

  1. the act of panting.
  2. a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp.
  3. a puff, as of an engine.
  4. a throb or heave, as of the breast.

pant

2

[ pant ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to pants:

    pant cuffs.

pant-

3
  1. variant of panto- before a vowel.

pant

/ ±èæ²Ô³Ù /

verb

  1. to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
  2. to say (something) while breathing thus
  3. introften foll byfor to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
  4. intr to pulsate; throb rapidly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of panting
  2. a short deep gasping noise; puff
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹²Ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹²Ô³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pant1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb panten, from Old French pant(a)is(i)er, from unattested Vulgar Latin ±è³ó²¹²Ô³Ù²¹²õ¾±Äå°ù±ð “to have visions,†from Greek ±è³ó²¹²Ô³Ù²¹²õ¾±´Çû²Ô “to have or form imagesâ€; fantasy

Origin of pant2

First recorded in 1890–95; singular of pants
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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His legs are “still messed up†now, he told Bensinger, pulling up a pant leg to reveal a gnarly scarred calf.

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“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€

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The four came onstage in black pants and shirts and took the Beatles bow.

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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.

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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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