hyperventilate

hy per ven ti late |ˌhīpərˈventlˌāt ˌhaɪpərˈvɛn (t )əˌleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 breathe or cause to breathe at an abnormally rapid rate, so increasing the rate of loss of carbon dioxide. 2 [ with obj. ] be or become overexcited: it was one less thing to hyperventilate about. • (as adj. hyperventilated ) inflated or pretentious in style; overblown: hyperventilated prose. DERIVATIVES hy per ven ti la tion |-ˌventlˈāSHən |noun

hyperventilate

hyper |ven ¦ti ¦late |hʌɪpəˈvɛntɪleɪt | ▶verb 1 breathe or cause to breathe at an abnormally rapid rate, so increasing the rate of loss of carbon dioxide. 2 [ no obj. ] be or become overexcited: the President was hyperventilating about a minor newspaper story. DERIVATIVES hyperventilation noun