pant
1to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
to gasp, as for air.
to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge.
to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate.
to emit steam or the like in loud puffs.
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).
to breathe or utter gaspingly.
the act of panting.
a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp.
a puff, as of an engine.
a throb or heave, as of the breast.
Origin of pant
1synonym study For pant
Other words for pant
Other words from pant
- pant·ing·ly, adverb
- un·pant·ing, adjective
Other definitions for pant (2 of 3)
of or relating to pants: pant cuffs.
Origin of pant
2Other definitions for pant- (3 of 3)
variant of panto- before a vowel.
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How to use pant in a sentence
Finding a great T-shirt or a great cigarette pant in a good fabric is next to impossible.
“He would just sit in front of us, staring at us and kind of doing this really slow pant in our face,” Mellon says.
The star fell from grace like a leather jogging pant-clad, tattooed Lucifer.
Justin Bieber’s No Good, Very Bad Year: Alleged Prostitutes, Reckless Driving, and More | Amy Zimmerman | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEarlier this week, news broke that Lululemon was recalling its Luon pant on account of ‘sheerness’.
Lululemon Reports Fourth Quarter Profit Increases Despite Sheer Luon Pant Scandal | Misty White Sidell | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThree years ago, fashion would have labeled these the new harem pant, but now that moment is over.
Justin Bieber's Addicted To Drop-Crotch Pants; Anna Wintour's Crush on Ben Stiller | The Fashion Beast Team | November 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Somebody had scuffed his right shoe in getting out and now he pulled up the pant leg of his dark grey suit to study it ruefully.
His grief was superb, a splendid grief, masculine and strong, which compressed his lips and made him pant.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetRobinson now began to pant audibly, and finding he could not shake the hunter off, he with some reluctance prepared another game.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeWe soon lost her, for we often paused to pant and lean against one another for a moment's respite in this strange memorable race.
The Late Miss Hollingford | Rosa MulhollandBut he laboured on with the disabled scissors, and only succeeded in scratching the smooth marble a little; he stopped to pant.
The Tinted Venus | F. Anstey
British Dictionary definitions for pant
/ (pænt) /
to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
to say (something) while breathing thus
(intr often foll by for) to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
(intr) to pulsate; throb rapidly
the act or an instance of panting
a short deep gasping noise; puff
Origin of pant
1Collins 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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