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- [pant]
- /pænt/
- /pænt/
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- [pant]
- /pænt/
Definitions of pant word
- verb without object pant to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion. 1
- verb without object pant to gasp, as for air. 1
- verb without object pant to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge. 1
- verb without object pant to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate. 1
- verb without object pant to emit steam or the like in loud puffs. 1
- verb without object pant Nautical. (of the bow or stern of a ship) to work with the shock of contact with a succession of waves. Compare work (def 24). 1
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Origin of pant
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English panten < Middle French pant(a)is(i)er < Vulgar Latin *phantasiāre to have visions < Greek phantasioûn to have or form images. See fantasy
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Parts of speech for Pant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pant
verb pant
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- breathe — When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
- draw in — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
noun pant
- breath — Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
- gasp — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- inhalation — an act or instance of inhaling.
- insufflation — to blow or breathe (something) in.
- eupnea — (medicine) Normal, relaxed breathing; healthy condition of inhalation and exhalation.
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