hyperventilate
verb/ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪt/
/ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪt/
[intransitive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hyperventilate | /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪt/ /ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪt/ |
| he / she / it hyperventilates | /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪts/ /ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪts/ |
| past simple hyperventilated | /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle hyperventilated | /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪtɪd/ /ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form hyperventilating | /ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ˌhaɪpərˈventɪleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to breathe too quickly because you are very frightened or excitedTopics Feelingsc2
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