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pant verb
/pænt/ v [I] Definition
to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic
Matteo arrived at the top of the hill, panting and covered in sweat.
[+ speech] "Hurry! They're almost here, " she panted (= said while panting).
(Definition of pant verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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