verb
- past tense of hyperventilate; breathed rapidly and deeply, often involuntarily, causing excessive loss of carbon dioxide from the blood
Usage: transitive or intransitive; medical/physiological context
Examples
- She hyperventilated during the panic attack and felt dizzy.
- The anxious student hyperventilated before the exam and had to step outside.
- He hyperventilated so much that he became lightheaded.
- After the stressful news, she hyperventilated and her hands tingled.
- The doctor explained that when patients hyperventilated, they could experience numbness and tingling.
- During the intense workout, some athletes hyperventilated and had to slow down.