EnglishMain Dictionary
pant
Universal Words
verb
to breathe quickly with short breaths, usually with your mouth open, because you have been doing some physical exercise, or because it is very hot:
[V] She finished the race panting heavily. * She could hear him panting up the stairs (= running up and breathing quickly). * He found her panting for breath at the top of the hill. [also Vspeech]
pant noun [usuallypl.]:
His breath came in short pants.
seealsoPANTS
IDIOMS see PUFFv.
PHRASALVERBS
pant for / after sb/sth to want sth/sb very much:
The end of the novel leaves you panting for more.
