pant
1 of 5verb
ˈpant 
panted; panting; pants
intransitive verb
1
a
: to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner
b
: to run panting
c
: to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound
2
: to long eagerly : yearn
3
: throb, pulsate
transitive verb
: to utter with panting : gasp
pant
2 of 5noun
1
a
: a panting breath
b
: the visible movement of the chest accompanying such a breath
2
: a throbbing or puffing sound
pant
3 of 5variant of pants sense 1
pant
4 of 5adjective
: of or relating to pants
a pant leg
pant-
5 of 5combining form
variants or panto-
: all
pantisocracy
Synonyms
Verb
- blow
- gasp
- heave
- hyperventilate
- puff
- wheeze
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Example Sentences
Verb Dogs pant when they are hot. The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill.
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, modification of Anglo-French panteiser, from Vulgar Latin *phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun, from phantasia appearance, imagination — more at fancy
Combining form
Greek, from pant-, pas — more at pan-
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a
Noun
1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1892, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pant
Kids Definition
pant 1 of 2
verb
ˈpant
panted; panting
: to breathe hard or quickly
Dogs pant when they are hot.
pant
2 of 2noun
: a hard or quick breath
Medical Definition
pant
intransitive verb
ˈpant
: to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner
pant
verb
as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty the dog was panting heavily after his breakneck run across the field Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gasp
- puff
- heave
- wheeze
- snore
- hyperventilate
- choke
- huff
- gag
- blow
- be out of breath
- gulp
- exhale
- snuffle
- stifle
- strangle
- asphyxiate
- smother
- expire