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pant
1[pant]
verb (used without object)
to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,to gasp, as for air.
to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn.
to pant for revenge.
Synonyms: , , ,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.
verb (used with object)
to breathe or utter gaspingly.
noun
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.
pant-
3variant of panto- before a vowel.
pant
/ æԳ /
verb
to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
to say (something) while breathing thus
to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
(intr) to pulsate; throb rapidly
noun
the act or an instance of panting
a short deep gasping noise; puff
Other 51Թ Forms
- pantingly adverb
- unpanting adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That would be men have to wear pants, women have to wear skirts, and the courts couldn't look at that closely.
As the firefighters pulled on their protective yellow jackets and pants, and filled their drip torches with a mixture of diesel and gasoline, Nielson bent down and grabbed a fistful of the yellow grass.
The suspect, described as a white man with brown hair wearing body armor over a blue uniform-style shirt and pants, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
When a demonstrator in a face mask tapped his pants’ pockets and signaled he didn’t have the cash for the flag, the vendor handed him a Mexico flag anyway.
“We had some drinks in us, we had the piano, we were improvising songs … Rene fell on the ground trying to pants Ken,” said Barbosa.
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Pant- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “all.” It is occasionally used in a variety of scientific and technical terms.Pant- comes from the Greek â, meaning “all.” The equivalent form derived from Latin is omni-, as in omnivore, which comes from Latin omnis, “all.”What are variants of pan-?Pant- is a variant of panto-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Another common variant of pant- is pan-, as in panhuman.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles on pan- and panto-.
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