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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But as the huge company hyperventilates over the landmark decision and the possibility of a Ma Bell-type breakup, many of the marketers that feed the tech titan’s online advertising coffers are maintaining a relative calm.
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The first was Tom Weeks, the owner of the hyperventilating dog.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
Directly next door, Tom Weeks’ dog Jack Rabbit Slim started shaking and hyperventilating uncontrollably for hours on end; a vet placed him on the seizure medication Gabapentin.
—By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024
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.
—Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
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“Hyperventilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperventilate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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