1. Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily";
   - puff, gasp, heave
    
2. Utter while panting, as if out of breath
   "He panted his explanation after running to catch up"
    
3. [informal] Desire strongly or persistently
   "The children panted after the ice cream truck";
   - hanker, long, yearn

1. A short laboured intake of breath with the mouth open
   "she gave a pant and fainted";
   - gasp
    
2. The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
   "The pant of the steam engine signaled its approach"

Derived forms: pants, panting, panted

Type of: aspiration, blow, breathing in, desire, emit, inhalation, inspiration, intake, let loose, let out, noise, utter, want

Encyclopedia: Pant, Shropshire