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What does hyperventilate mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.
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Subjects may hyperventilate for several minutes before diving to increase underwater time.
This compensation is usually excellent, as most asthmatics hyperventilate during an episode of wheezing with dyspnea.
Her mouth moved opened and closed with each breath, coming in such rapid fire that she was sure she would hyperventilate any second.
He then began to hyperventilate and allegedly fainted and hit the car in front of him.
Patients with idiopathic central sleep apnea will hyperventilate chronically, both awake and asleep.
Walking onto the stage, she began to hyperventilate again, but the crowd couldn't tell, for they were moshing and head-banging to the music.

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