n.
Pronunciation: ' pant
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French panteiser, from Vulgar Latin *phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun, from phantasia appearance, imagination ― more at FANCY
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 a : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner b : to run panting < pant ing along beside the bicycle> c : to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound
2 : to long eagerly : YEARN
3 : THROB , PULSATE
transitive verb : to utter with panting : GASP