pant

pant
v
1. huff, puff, huff and puff, blow, breathe hard, suck wind; wheeze; gasp, gasp for breath, gulp; (of a locomotive) chug.
2. yearn for, long for, pine for, languish for, sigh for, wish for, ache for, Inf. have a yen for; thirst for, hunger for, burn for, lust for, be dying for, Inf. hanker after; desire, desiderate, want, crave, covet, want with all one's heart, want in the worst way, set one's heart on, Sl. give one's right arm or eyeteeth for.
3. throb, beat, pulse, pulsate, palpitate, go pitapat, beat a tattoo; heave.
n
4. huff, puff, breath, wind; wheeze; gasp, gulp.
5. throb, beat, pulse, pulsation, palpitation, tattoo; heave.

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