[
US
/ˈpænt/
]
[ UK /pˈɑːnt/ ]
[ UK /pˈɑːnt/ ]
NOUN
- the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
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a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
she gave a gasp and fainted -
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
he had a sharp crease in his trousers
VERB
-
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily - utter while panting, as if out of breath
How To Use pant In A Sentence
- At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
- A energy absorbing structure is disclosed for the purpose of protecting human occupants of a vehicle from the damaging effects of sudden accelerative or decelerative forces by means of plastic deformation of the structure.
- Rampant Victoriana tends to be a bit too fussy for me, but there were some lovely bits of jet and marcasite jewelry that called my name. Runaway, Jersey-style
- The camera zooms in on a book of sheets that each particpant holds, and each scene repeats a couple of times as a zoetrope would before the page turns and a new sequence begins. Leftfield and Looping « Squares of Wheat
- Khadse made headlines when he was brought in to trap panthers after 13 people were attacked and killed by the animals.
- He pantomimed the machine squirting and snatching at his clothes. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- When she at last rose it was with panting breath. Emily Fox-Seton
- The newspapers are panting for details of the scandal.
- My dad, despite his rampant hypochondria, had always been healthy.
- You can be the centre of attention in a conversation but then the focus changes as new participants enter the dialogue.
