pant

pant
verb
ADVERB
heavily, loudly
slightly, softly
PREPOSITION
for

He was panting for breath.

with

She was panting with the effort of carrying the suitcase.

PHRASES
puff and pant

Mason puffed and panted up the stairs.

Pant is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • pant — pant …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • pant — pant·ie; pant·ing; pant·ing·ly; pant·i·soc·ra·cy; pant·i·so·cra·tic; pant·i·soc·ra·tist; pant·ler; ram·pant; ram·pant·ly; trip·pant; an·tic·i·pant; pant; par·tic·i·pant; flip·pant·ly; flip·pant·ness; pant·i·so·crat·i·cal; …   English syllables

  • Pant — may refer to: Pants, an article of clothing To breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner Panting is used by many furry animals as a means of thermoregulation Pant (surname), a North Indian and Nepalese surname Places Pant (meaning a… …   Wikipedia

  • pant — [pænt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pantaisier, from Vulgar Latin phantasiare to see things which are not there , from Latin phantasia; FANTASY] 1.) to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pant — Pant, v. t. 1. 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] 2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.] [1913 Webster] Then shall… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pant — sb., et, er, erne (om depositum el. i panteleg også panten); give i pant; betale pant for en flaske …   Dansk ordbog

  • pant — pant1 [pant] vi. [ME panten, prob. contr. < OFr pantaisier < VL * phantasiare, to suffer from a nightmare < L phantasia, idea, notion, nightmare: see FANTASY] 1. to breathe rapidly and heavily; gasp, as from running fast 2. to beat… …   English World dictionary

  • Pant — (p[.a]nt), 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.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pant — pant, n. A single leg of a pair of pants. See {pants}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pant — pant, a. Of or pertaining to pants. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pant — Pant, n. 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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