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.

pant 1 1. To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion. 2. To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate. 3. To give off loud puffs, especially while moving. 4. To long demonstratively; yearn: was panting for a chance to play.

or less commonly pantˈpant, chiefly US : an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the anklea pair of pantswearing short/long pantsoften used …

pant. 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. verb [ I ] uk / pænt / us / pænt /. to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic: Matteo arrived at the top of the hill, …

Britannica Dictionary definition of PANT. 1. a [no object] : to breathe hard and quickly. Dogs pant when they are hot. The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill. They panted up the hill. [=they were panting as they went up the hill] The patient was panting for breath. [=breathing heavily] — sometimes used figuratively.

noun [ plural ] uk / pænts / us / pænts /. B1 UK (also underpants) a piece of underwear covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs. A1 US (UK trousers) a piece of clothing …

Pant noun. a quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Pant noun. a violent palpitation of the heart. Etymology: [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.]

pant-. combining form. all: pantisocracy; pantofle; pantograph; pantomime. [from Greek pant-, pas] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

pant. To breathe quickly; long eagerly; yearn . A short, labored breath; a violent heaving, as of the breast. How often does my soul pant and pray for a preparation of heart for that blissful state where she now is, near to her precious Saviour, who redeemed her with his own blood .