1. breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement: "he was panting when he reached the top"Similarbreathe heavilybreathe hardbreathe quicklypuffhuff and puffpuff and blowgaspwheezeheaveblow
▪ run or go in a specified direction while panting: "they panted up the stairs"
▪ say something breathlessly: "“We'll never have time,” she panted"
▪ long for, or long to do, something: "it makes you pant for more"Similaryearn forlong forcravehanker after/forpine forache forhunger forthirst forbe hungry forbe greedy forbe thirsty foritch forsigh forbe dying forcry out forwish fordesirebe consumed with desire forwantcovetinformal:have a yen forarchaic:be athirst forsuspire for
▪ (of the heart or chest) throb violently from strong emotions.
noun
1. a short, quick breath.
▪ a throb or heave of a person's heart or chest.
Word OriginMiddle English: related to Old French pantaisier ‘be agitated, gasp’, based on Greek phantasioun ‘cause to imagine’, from phantasia (see fantasy).
