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HYPERVENTILATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they hyperventilate ... he / she / it hyperventilates
Past simple: hyperventilated
Past participle: hyperventilated
-ing form: hyperventilating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Breathe excessively hard and fast
Example:
The mountain climber started to hyperventilate
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "hyperventilate" is one way to...):
breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)
Verb group:
hyperventilate (produce hyperventilation in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
hyperventilation (an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Produce hyperventilation in
Example:
The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "hyperventilate" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Verb group:
hyperventilate (breathe excessively hard and fast)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
hyperventilation (an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)
