See pant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To breathe hard:
blow1, gasp, huff, puff. See breathTo utter in a breathless manner:
gasp, heave. See breath, wordsTo have a strong longing for:
ache, covet, desire, hanker, long2, pine, want, wish, yearn. (Informal) hone2. See desire
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