I. ˈpant, ˈpaa(ə)nt, ˈpaint verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English panten, from Middle French pantiser, pantaisier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun, from phantasia appearance, image — more at fancy
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner (as from exertion, eagerness, or excitement) : respire with heaving of the chest
b. : to run panting
panted along beside the bicycle
c. : to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound
trains panting up the hill
2. : to long eagerly : desire earnestly : yearn
panted for immortality, at least the immortality of being recorded — Clifton Fadiman
3. archaic : palpitate , throb , pulsate
4. of the sides of a ship : to bulge in and out alternately due to the changes of pressure caused by pitching
transitive verb
: to utter with panting : gasp
ran up and panted out his story
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : one of a series of short and quick or spasmodic breaths (as after exertion) : a catching of the breath : gasp
b. : the visible physical movement of the chest accompanying such a breath
c. obsolete : a beat or palpitation of the heart
2. : the throbbing or puffing sound that accompanies each valve cycle of a steam engine
III.
singular of pants
IV. adjective
: of, relating to, or designed for use with pants
pant legs
V. abbreviation
pantomime