v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. breathe with short quick breaths.
2 tr. (often foll. by out) utter breathlessly.
3 intr. (often foll. by for) yearn or crave.
4 intr. (of the heart etc.) throb violently.
--n.
1. a panting breath.
2 a throb.
Derivatives:
pantingly adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF pantaisier ult. f. Gk phantasioo cause to imagine (as FANTASY)