GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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.]
- 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.1913 Webster
Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.
Dryden.1913 Webster - Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used with for or after.1913 Webster
As the hart panteth after the water brooks.
Ps. xlii. 1.1913 WebsterWho pants for glory finds but short repose.
Pope.1913 Webster - To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.Spenser.1913 Webster
- To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]1913 Webster
The whispering breeze
Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.Pope.1913 Webster
- 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.
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Pant, v. t.
- To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.1913 Webster
There is a cavern where my spirit
Was panted forth in anguish.Shelley.1913 Webster - To long for; to be eager after. [R.]1913 Webster
Then shall our hearts pant thee.
Herbert.1913 Webster
- To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
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Pant, n.
- A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.Drayton.1913 Webster
- A violent palpitation of the heart.Shak.1913 Webster
- A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
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pant, a. Of or pertaining to pants.PJC