as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
he was so nervous he began hyperventilating, and the extra oxygen made him dizzy
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The 38-year-old gunman, who was hyperventilating, and the two hostages were taken to area hospitals for examination, just to be on the safe side, cops said.
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Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The Democratic hand-wringing may have elevated to hyperventilating with the release of a couple of late-December surveys.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
But sometimes, a series will sneak through that offers more than titillation, cheap thrills, and hyperventilating aesthetics.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
At points, his crackling prose froths over into hyperventilating superfan’s rants—an approach that befits a band with such a passionate following.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
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Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
The Democratic hand-wringing may have elevated to hyperventilating with the release of a couple of late-December surveys.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
But sometimes, a series will sneak through that offers more than titillation, cheap thrills, and hyperventilating aesthetics.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2024
At points, his crackling prose froths over into hyperventilating superfan’s rants—an approach that befits a band with such a passionate following.
—Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, SPIN, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Hyperventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperventilate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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