Pant | Mean of pant in English Dictionary

/ˈpænt/

• Verb
• to breathe hard and quickly
1. Dogs pant when they are hot.
2. The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill.
3. They panted up the hill. [=they were panting as they went up the hill]
4. The patient was panting for breath. [=breathing heavily]
5. The engine was panting noisily as it stood on the tracks.
6. The car panted up the hill.
• to say (something) while you are breathing quickly and heavily
1. “I've run far enough,” he panted. [=gasped]
• to wish for or want something very eagerly
1. Fans are panting for the writer's next book.
2. We knew she was panting after the starring role in the play. [=she wanted the starring role very much]
3. The crowd was panting to hear the outcome.