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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Panted; p. pr. & vb. n.Panting.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the nightmare.] 1. 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 plants for breath from out his cell. Dryden. 2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. As the hart panteth after the water brooks. Ps. xlii. 1. Who pants for glory finds but short repose. Pope. 3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart. Spenser. 4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic] The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. Pope. Pant v. t. 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish. Shelley. 2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.] Then shall our hearts pant thee. Herbert. Pant n. 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. Drayton. 2. A violent palpitation of the heart. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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