What does "hyperventilate" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "hyperventilate"?

Common synonyms include: gasp, pant.

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate. intransitive
"When I tried it, I hyperventilated."
2
breathe excessively hard and fast wordnet
3
produce hyperventilation in wordnet

"Be careful not to hyperventilate."

From hyper- + ventilate.