Crossword clues for panted
panted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pant \Pant\ (p[.a]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Panted; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the nightmare.]
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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.
Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.
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Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used with for or after.
As the hart panteth after the water brooks.
--Ps. xlii. 1.Who pants for glory finds but short repose.
--Pope. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.
--Spenser.-
To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]
The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.
--Pope.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: pant)
Usage examples of "panted".
She panted her way through it, staring at the monitor with blurring eyes so she could see the mechanical confirmation of what she felt.
Webb could go at it for hours, his eyes remaining cool and watchful no matter how she panted and jerked her hips and worked him over, as if he knew she regarded it as a competition and was damned if he'd let her win.
She panted as she rubbed it out, then gingerly stretched out her legs.
She panted, her head tossing back and forth on the mat as he circled her clitoris, teasing it to fullness.
I put the puppy on the floor, where he panted happily at Mister, wagging his tail by way of friendly greeting.
Bernard panted, turning and swiftly mounting the ladder to the battlements above the gates.
While the na-Mhoram-cro closed the door, he leaned against the outer wall and panted at the blessedly cool air.
A tail would be a handy thing in mountain climbing, Reeve thought inconsistently as he panted up the slope behind Hrrula.
Simeon panted the words out as he turned a corner and took a stance again.
He panted, and his vision swam with blackness around the edges with the difficulty of drawing a deep breath.
Then she found herself wanting to push and panted as she'd been taught.
Scand panted, his chest heaving, "I came as soon as I received your summons.
The two regarded each other steadily, a puzzled frown on the Harper's face while Piemur's chest heaved as he panted, blinking sweat from his eyes.
As she panted the words, she stared at Mhoram in wide dismay as if through him she could see flames chewing at the trunks of Revelwood.
There Covenant grabbed his arm, stopped him, and panted steamily into his face, "Don't forgive me.