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The correct spelling is pant.

How to pronounce pant

/pænt/
noun

IPA: /pænt/

Say it like: Pan-t

The correct spelling is pant. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. For example: "Pant leg"

Usage Examples

Pant leg

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
  2. 2.Eager longing.
  3. 3.A violent palpitation of the heart.
  4. 4.A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
  5. 5.(used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to pants.

verb

  1. 1.To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
  2. 2.To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
  3. 3.To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
  4. 4.Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
  5. 5.To sigh; to flutter; to languish.

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