hyperventilate

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hyperventilate

verb hyperventilates · hyperventilating · hyperventilated

intransitive To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate. When I tried it, I hyperventilated.
Similar: overbreathe

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verb to breathe quickly and deeply

Español	hiperventilar
中文	過度換氣 /过度换气 guòdù huànqì
Português	hiperventilar
Deutsch	hyperventilieren
עברית	התנשם

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@misc{hyperventilate_2026,
  title = {hyperventilate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyperventilate},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}