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pant¹
- /pænt/ US, UK
- /pant/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /pæːnt/ Australia
- [pʰẽːnt̚] Australia
- /pɛnt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ænt
Where it comes from
From Middle English panten, whence also English dialectal pank.
Possibly from Old French pantoyer, a byform or of Old French pantoisier (“to be breathless”) (compare modern French panteler (“to gasp for breath”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *pantasiō (“struggling for breath when having a nightmare”), from Ancient Greek φαντασιόω (phantasióō, “to be subject to hallucinations”), from φαντασία (phantasía, “appearance, image, fantasy”).
noun pants
- A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- Eager longing. Indeed, the projections, cravings, and everyday frolics common to trysts among buzz-activist Hollywood stars and starlets, plus their many common folk imitators, go forward with eager pant.
- A violent palpitation of the heart. To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts, / Make her thanks bless thee. O thou day o' the world, / Chain mine arm'd neck; leap thou, attire and all; / Through proof of harness to my heart, and there / Ride on the pants triumphing.
verb pants · panting · panted
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To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
Pluto pants for breath from out his cell.
Similar: gasp
- To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. As the hart panteth after the water brooks.
- To long for (something); to be eager for (something). Then shall our hearts pant thee.
- Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate. Yet might her piteous heart be seen to pant and quake
- To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [T]he whiſp'ring Breeze / Pants on the Leaves, and dies upon the Trees.
- To heave, as the breast.
- To bulge and shrink successively, of iron hulls, etc.
pant²
- /pænt/ US, UK
- /pant/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /pæːnt/ Australia
- [pʰẽːnt̚] Australia
- /pɛnt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ænt
noun pants
- A pair of pants (trousers or underpants). To commemorate our 50th anniversary we've rolled out a new pant with our signature blue and white seams.
- Of or relating to pants. pant leg
- A leg on a pair of trousers. he rolled up one of the black trouser pants on his left leg and searched for a vein.
pant³
- /pænt/ US, UK
- /pant/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /pæːnt/ Australia
- [pʰẽːnt̚] Australia
- /pɛnt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ænt
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun pants
- Any public drinking fountain.
Pant⁴
Where it comes from
As a place name, usually from Proto-Brythonic *panto (“hollow”), or its descendant forms Cumbric pant and Welsh pant.
proper noun
- A river in Essex, England, which forms the upper part of the Blackwater.
- A locality in Austwick parish, North Yorkshire, England.
- A village in Llanymynech and Pant parish, Shropshire, England, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2722).
- A locality in Ayrshire, Scotland.
- A hamlet in Llandegla community, Denbighshire (OS grid ref SJ2052).
- A hamlet in Caerwys community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1474).
- A hamlet in Botwnnog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH2132).
- A village and community in Merthyr Tydfil borough (OS grid ref SO0609).
- A hamlet in Dwyriw community, Powys (OS grid ref SJ0400).
- A settlement in Gresford community, Wrexham borough (OS grid ref SJ3555).
- A settlement in Rhosllanerchrugog community, Wrexham borough (OS grid ref SJ2945).
Pant⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Marathi पंत (panta).
proper noun Pants
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gasp, puff, heave, hoot, screen, hoots, saer, gasping, catch breath, catch-breath, snuffling, breathful, huff, breath, onding, chink
Translations
Every language
noun a quick breathing
| Español | jadeo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 息切れ ikigire |
| 中文 | 呼吸 hūxī, 喘急 chuǎn jí |
| Português | ofego, arfagem |
| Français | halètement |
| Deutsch | keuchen |
| Italiano | ansito, anelito, palpito, respiro affannoso, fiatone |
| Ελληνικά | αγκομαχητό agkomachitó |
| Русский | пыхте́ние pyxténije, оды́шка odýška |
noun a violent palpitation of the heart
| Español | palpitación |
|---|---|
| Français | palpitation |
| Italiano | palpito, pulsazione, tachicardia, batticuore, palpitazione, cardiopalmo |
verb 1. to breathe quickly or in a labored manner
| Español | jadear, ijadear, harbar, acezar, resollar, resolgar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 喘ぐ aegu |
| 中文 | 喘氣 /喘气 chuǎnqì, 喘息 chuǎnxí, 氣喘吁吁 qìchuǎnxūxū |
| Português | ofegar, arfar, arquejar |
| Français | haleter |
| Deutsch | hecheln, keuchen, schnaufen |
| Italiano | ansare, ansimare, boccheggiare |
| Ελληνικά | αγκομαχάω agkomacháo, λαχανιάζω lachaniázo |
| Русский | пыхте́ть pyxtétʹ, задыха́ться zadyxátʹsja, запыха́ться zapyxátʹsja, запы́хаться zapýxatʹsja |
| עברית | הִתְנַשֵּׁף hitnashéf |
verb 2. intransitive: long eagerly
| Español | acezar |
|---|---|
| Português | arquejar |
| Italiano | struggersi |
verb 3. transitive: long for (something); be eager for (something)
| Español | anhelar |
|---|---|
| Português | ansiar |
| Français | désirer |
| Deutsch | heftig verlangen nach, lechzen nach, dürsten nach |
| Italiano | desiderare, anelare, aspirare, bramare |
verb 4. of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence
| Português | palpitar |
|---|---|
| Français | palpiter |
| Deutsch | (heftig) klopfen, pochen |
| Italiano | palpitare, pulsare |
| Русский | трепета́ть trepetátʹ, колоти́ться kolotítʹsja |
verb 5. sigh; flutter; languish
| Italiano | adulare, blandire, sospirare |
|---|---|
| Русский | тоскова́ть toskovátʹ, томи́ться tomítʹsja |
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