Meaning of pant in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /pænt/

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  1. Verb

    pant

    Etymology

    Middle English: related to Old French pantaisier‘be agitated, gasp’, based on Greek phantasioun‘cause to imagine’, from phantasia (see fantasy)

    Definitions

    1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

    Examples

    • « The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily »
  2. 2. utter while panting, as if out of breath

  3. Noun

    pant

    Definitions

    1. the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
  4. 2. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

    Examples

    • « she gave a gasp and fainted »