as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
the dog was panting heavily after his breakneck run across the field
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Recent Examples of pant
Kristen Kish Suit Envy Watch: Is her pinstriped cream waistcoat and pants the most striking thing she’s ever worn?
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
These are stretchy, waterproof pants any woman will love.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The poor fell ow was panting like a bereaved porpoise and holding both hands over his heart.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The reopening of the Frick Collection, on April 17, following almost five years of renovations, should make everyone pant.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
These are stretchy, waterproof pants any woman will love.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The poor fell ow was panting like a bereaved porpoise and holding both hands over his heart.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The reopening of the Frick Collection, on April 17, following almost five years of renovations, should make everyone pant.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pant
gasp
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For anyone who’s ever been on a ventilator, death by suffocation is a paralyzing terror and Carson wholly sells this nightmare, painfully gasping for air and gurgling horribly as his nurse call button slips out of reach.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Art flop: When a bronze head by the master sculptor Alberto Giacometti failed to sell at Sotheby’s auction, the audience gasped.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Pant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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