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verb
- 1. breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement: "he was panting when he reached the top" Similar
- 2. long for or to do something: "the opening song makes you pant for more" Similar
noun
- 1. a short, quick breath: "Robyn was breathing rather fast, in shallow pants"
- 2. a throb or heave of a person's heart or chest: literary "I felt the quick pant of my bosom"
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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word pant as a verb, noun, adjective, and combining form. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words of pant.
Pant is a verb that means to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something energetic. Learn how to use pant in different contexts, such as animal sounds, expressions, and clothing, with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
n. 1. A short labored breath; a gasp. 2. A throb; a pulsation. 3. A short loud puff, as of steam from an engine.
Pants are a type of clothing that cover the lower part of the body from the waist to the feet, with separate sections for each leg. Learn how to use the word pants in different contexts, such as underwear, slang, and idioms.
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.
When you breathe hard and fast, you pant. It's perfectly normal to pant after you finish running a marathon — or even after chasing your runaway dog through the neighborhood. You might pause at the top of a hill to pant and catch your breath before you continue on your hike.
Pant is a verb that means to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something energetic. Learn how to use pant in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and compare with irony.
