How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
pant after somebody — ˈpant for/after sb/sth derived to want sth/sb very much • The end of the novel leaves you panting for more. Main entry: ↑pantderived … Useful english dictionary
pant after something — ˈpant for/after sb/sth derived to want sth/sb very much • The end of the novel leaves you panting for more. Main entry: ↑pantderived … Useful english dictionary
pant after — desire, crave, yearn for … English contemporary dictionary
pant — I. /pænt / (say pant) verb (i) 1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion. 2. to emit steam or the like in loud puffs. 3. to gasp, as for air. 4. to long with breathless or intense eagerness: *she positively panted after the tribe to which …
pant — pant1 pantingly, adv. /pant/, v.i. 1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion. 2. to gasp, as for air. 3. to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge. 4. to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate. 5. to … Universalium
pant — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, ache for, aim, artificial respiration, aspiration, aspire, asthmatic wheeze, bake, bark, bawl, be dying for, be hurting for, be in heat, beat, bellow, blare, blat, blaze, bloom, blow, blubber, boil, boom,… … Moby Thesaurus
Pant — (p[.a]nt), 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pant — [pænt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pantaisier, from Vulgar Latin phantasiare to see things which are not there , from Latin phantasia; FANTASY] 1.) to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pant — Pant, v. t. 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. [1913 Webster] There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish. Shelley. [1913 Webster] 2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.] [1913 Webster] Then shall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pant — pant1 [pant] vi. [ME panten, prob. contr. < OFr pantaisier < VL * phantasiare, to suffer from a nightmare < L phantasia, idea, notion, nightmare: see FANTASY] 1. to breathe rapidly and heavily; gasp, as from running fast 2. to beat… … English World dictionary
