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Synonyms for pant

Most common

breathe pound palpitate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Throb — of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate

throb, pound, palpitate

3. Pine — to long eagerly; to desire earnestly

long, pine

4. Yearn — to long for (something); to be eager for (something)

yearn, long for, desire, thirst, crave, hunger

Noun

Other

breath

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.

  2. v. 2

    To long for (something); to be eager for (something).

  3. v. 3

    Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

  4. n. 1

    A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

Related words

Word family
panted pant-wetting panty panties
Phrases
pant leg

Forms

Plural
pants → breaths…
Past participle
panted
e.g. panted → gasped, puffed, heaved, breathed…

Example sentences

  • breathe However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
  • pound An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pantrising
breatherising
poundfalling
palpitaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
long1, blow1, pine1, sigh1, gasp1, puff1
5 letters
pound1, crave1, yearn1, heave1, throb1
6 letters
desire3, breath1, hunger2, thirst1
7 letters
breathe1
8 letters
trousers2
9 letters
palpitate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (desire3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
haleter
Italiano
ansare
Español
jadear
Deutsch
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