Meaning of PANT
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | gasp, gasp, heave, puff |
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| | See Also: | | aspiration, blow, breathing in, emit, inhalation, inspiration, let loose, let out, noise, utter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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