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Definitions for Panting

[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 emit steam or the like in loud puffs.
[6] 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) .
[7] to breathe or utter gaspingly.
[8] the act of panting.
[9] a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp.
[10] a puff, as of an engine.
[11] a throb or heave, as of the breast.
[12] to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
[13] to say (something) while breathing thus
[14] (intr often foll by for ) to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
[15] (intr) to pulsate; throb rapidly
[16] the act or an instance of panting
[17] a short deep gasping noise; puff

Words related to Panting

pantheaving, gasping, longing, hunger, lust, yearning, passion, craving, gasp, palpitation, hyperpnea, hyperventilation, dyspnea, breathless, short-winded

Words nearby Panting

pantpansophy, panspermia, pansy, pansystolic, pansystolic murmur, pant, pant leg, pant-, pantagraph, pantagruel, pantalets

Origin of Panting

11400–50; 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

Other words from Panting

pant·ing·ly , adverb
un·pant·ing , adjective

Word origin for Panting

C15: from Old French pantaisier, from Greek phantasioun to have visions, from phantasia fantasy

Synonyms for Panting

gasping, heaving, respiring, breathless, short-winded