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Pant

Pant Meaning & Definition
Pant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pant?

[n] a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
[n] the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
[v] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
[v] utter while panting, as if out of breath

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pant: gasp | gasp | heave | puff

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pant: ache for | aim | Aqua-Lung | artificial respiration | aspiration | aspire | asthmatic wheeze | bake | bark | bawl | be dying for | be hurting for | be in heat | beat | bellow | blare | blat | blaze | bloom | blow | blubber | boil | boom | bray | break down | breath | breath of air | breathe | breathe hard | breathe in | breathe out | breathing | broil | broken wind | burn | burn out | buzz | cackle | chant | chirp | choke | clamor for | collapse | combust | coo | cook | cough | covet | crack up | crave | crow | cry for | desire | drawl | droop | drop | drum | exclaim | exhalation | exhale | exhaust | expel | expiration | expire | exsufflation | faint | fatigue | fidget | flag | flame | flame up | flare | flare up | flicker | flip out | flush | flute | flutter | freak out on | fry | gape for | gasp | get high on | get tired | give out | glow | go pitapat | grow weary | growl | grunt | gulp | hack | hanker after | have the fidgets | have the shakes | heave | hiccup | hiss | hone for | hope for | huff | huff and puff | hunger | incandesce | inhalation | inhalator | inhale | inspiration | inspire | insufflation | iron lung | itch for | jade | jerk | keen | languish for | lilt | long | long for | lust for | mouth-to-mouth resuscitation | mumble | murmur | mutter | oxygen mask | oxygen tent | palpitate | pant after | pant for | parch | peter out | pine | pine for | pipe | play out | poop out | puff | puff and blow | pulsate | pulse | quake | quaver | quiver | radiate heat | respiration | respire | roar | roast | rumble | run down | run out | scald | scorch | scream | screech | scuba | seethe | shake | shimmer with heat | shiver | shriek | sibilate | sigh | sigh for | simmer | sing | sink | smolder | smother | snap | snarl | sneeze | sniff | sniffle | snore | snoring | snort | snuff | snuffle | sob | spark | spoil for | squall | squawk | squeal | squirm | steam | sternutation | stertor | stew | stifle | succumb | suffocate | suspiration | sweat | swell | swell with emotion | swelter | thirst | thirst for | thrill | thrill to | throb | thunder | tick | ticktock | tingle | tingle with excitement | tire | toast | toss | toss and turn | tremble | trumpet | tumble | turn on to | twang | twist and turn | twitch | twitter | wail | want | warble | weary | weary for | wheeze | whine | whisper | wiggle | wilt | wind | wish | wish for | wriggle | writhe | yap | yawp | yearn for | yell | yelp | yen for

See Also | aspiration | blow | breathing in | emit | inhalation | inspiration | let loose | let out | noise | utter

Pant In Webster's Dictionary

\Pant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Panted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panting}.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the nightmare.] 1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. --Dryden. 2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. As the hart panteth after the water brooks. --Ps. xlii. 1. Who pants for glory finds but short repose. --Pope. 3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart. --Spenser. 4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic] The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. --Pope.
\Pant\, v. t. 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish. --Shelley. 2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.] Then shall our hearts pant thee. --Herbert.
\Pant\, n. 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. --Drayton. 2. A violent palpitation of the heart. --Shak.

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