noun 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.
noun Eager longing.
noun A violent palpitation of the heart.
verb 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.
verb To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
verb To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
verb Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.