Pant
[pænt]
Definition
(noun.) the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine).
(verb.) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; 'The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily'.
(verb.) utter while panting, as if out of breath.
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Definition
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
(v. i.) To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.
(v. i.) To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
(v. t.) To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
(v. t.) To long for; to be eager after.
(n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
(n.) A violent palpitation of the heart.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Puff, gasp, blow, breathe hard, lose breath.[2]. Long, yearn, hunger, thirst, sigh.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Palpitate, throb, gasp, puff, long, yearn,[See PALPITATE_and_YEARN]
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Definition
v.i. to breathe hard and quickly: to show excitement by quickness of breathing: to gasp: to throb: to desire ardently: to heave as the breast: to bulge and shrink successively of iron hulls &c.—v.t. to gasp out: to long for.—ns. Pant Pant′ing rapid breathing: palpitation: longing.—adv. Pant′ingly in a panting manner: with hard and rapid breathing.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
Trousers' Country Cousins.
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Examples
- All the unowned dogs who stray into the Inns of Court and pant about staircases and other dry places seeking water give short howls of aggravation. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Really, there's an ardour excited by the thoughts of danger that makes my heart pant. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Perhaps for another pant of the Sierra. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He drew his breath short, and strained me so close to him, I could scarcely pant. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He was so fat that he was obliged to pant some time before he could say: 'That's right. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I cannot run, said I, turning round, and panting for breath. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The mask now hurried me along so fast, that I arrived at the table panting for breath. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- To midnight revelry, and the panting emulation of beauty, to costly dress and birth-day shew, to title and the gilded coronet, farewell! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Perdita's questions had ceased; she leaned on my arm, panting with emotions too acute for tears--our men pulled alongside the other boat. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There he stood, panting and heaving, as if he had never stopped since the night, now long ago, when he had run them down before. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A great animal--truly, Frank's black horse--stood trembling, panting, snorting before the door; a man held it, Frank, as I thought. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Oh, thou poor panting little soul! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- With the look fixed upon him, in her paleness and wildness, she panted out in his arms, imploringly, O my dear friend! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He knelt by her side, to bring his face to a level with her ear; and whispered-panted out the words:-- 'Take care. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He panted as he listened for what should come. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I panted and plained, almost beside myself. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- At first few visitors panted up the long flights of steps to the breezy platform. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He panted for breath, and looked benignantly round upon his friends. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Miss Jenny repeated as she panted from stair to stair, 'where have I heard that name? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Take off your pants, baby. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I am very seldom out, pants Mr. Smallweed. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I'll have to take off my pants. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You'd be digging and get caught with your pants down if they come or if the planes come. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Paula