Pant : (숨을)헐떡거리다, ~을 몹시 원하다, (영국)팬티, 속옷, (미국)바지
1)
to pant, this is you quick breathe through your mouth normally because you've been running or doing something energetic
he ran up the hill and arrived panting at the top
we are going to miss the train, he panted
panting, breathing with short sharp breaths because you've been exhausting or maybe becuase you are excited as well
he panted up the hill
if you pant, i think this is to do with your body producing crabon dioxide and it makes you pant
a dog might pant in the heat
I was panting with efforts, I was puffing, I was blowing, I was gasping
i was gasping for breath, I was panting
to pant, to take quick breaths because you are out of breath
I am imagining a dg withh its tongue hanging out, the dog was panting
the dog pant to keep cool
2)
notice, you can also use this metaphorically, means to be eager for, to long for.
but I think that iss pretty informal
I was up panting for a glass of water, I really desired it
I've been panting for a day off and finally tomorrow i am going to have this day off
to desire something very strongly, i think that is pretty informal
to be panting for something
he was panting for a glass of cold beer
3)
now when you see this word, you are probably also thinking of pants
pants are plural
I guess you could have a pant leg
belonging to this idea of trousers or underpants
normally when the British say pants, they mean underpants, knickers
whereas the Americans when they say pants, they say trousers
so, take off your pants in British is not the same as take off your pants in American
just be careful of that one
Formality : 5 for to pant, quick breaths
Formality : 3.5 for to be panting for
Formality : 5 for pants in trousers or underpants
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