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hyperventilate.

To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English ventilate English hyperventilate From hyper- + ventilate.

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