Definition of hyperventilate Hyperventilate

We found 4 definitions of hyperventilate from 3 different sources.

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What does hyperventilate mean?

WordNet

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Verb

hyperventilates, hyperventilating, hyperventilated  

hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate"
  take a breath, suspire, respire, breathe undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
hyperventilate - produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient"
  care for, treat be fond of; be attached to
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  • hyperventilate, verb, present, 1st person singular of hyperventilate (infinitive).
  • hyperventilate, verb (infinitive).

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