pant for breath
1pant — v. (D; intr.) to pant for (to pant for breath) * * * [pænt] (D; intr.) to pant for (to pant for breath) …
2pant — Haha, ahaaha, ehaha, nae, naenae, pauaho, paupauaho, manawaea, ā ili, ā ili ili, ka ahili, uhāuhā, nawe. ♦ Pant for breath, ka apā ka hanu i ka houpo …
3Pant — (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 …
4pant — [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… …
5pant — ► VERB 1) breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement. 2) (usu. pant for) long for or to do something. ► NOUN ▪ a short, quick breath. ORIGIN Old French pantaisier be agitated, gasp , from Greek phantasioun cause to… …
6pant — pant1 pantingly, adv. /pant/, v.i. 1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion. 2. to gasp, as for air. 3. to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge. 4. to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate. 5. to …
7pant — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, ache for, aim, artificial respiration, aspiration, aspire, asthmatic wheeze, bake, bark, bawl, be dying for, be hurting for, be in heat, beat, bellow, blare, blat, blaze, bloom, blow, blubber, boil, boom,… …
8pant — verb ADVERB ▪ heavily, loudly ▪ slightly, softly PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ He was panting for breath …
9pant — v 1. huff, puff, huff and puff, blow, breathe hard, suck wind; wheeze; gasp, gasp for breath, gulp; (of a locomotive) chug. 2. yearn for, long for, pine for, languish for, sigh for, wish for, ache for, Inf. have a yen for; thirst for, hunger for …
10pant — [v1] gasp for air be out of breath, blow, breathe, chuff, gulp, heave, huff, palpitate, puff, snort, throb, wheeze, whiff, wind; concept 163 pant [v2] long for ache, aim, aspire, covet, crave, desire, hunger, lust, pine, sigh, thirst, want, wish …