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 excited 通气过度