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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
hyperventilate .
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Examples
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Why the Rush to Blame Mossad - Other Than Anti-Israel Paranoia? assassination of Hamas senior commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai; perhaps a better word would be "hyperventilates":
Common Sense Political Thought Dana Pico 2010
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Over seven extended minutes, the rest of track practically hyperventilates as it cycles through different instrumental parts edited together in new and antic ways.
Rescuing a Disco Demigod From Oblivion Andy Battaglia 2010
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Note: If your partner hyperventilates, he or she should use any of these measures to correct it.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Every time my son hyperventilates over "Call of Duty" he bought Black Ops on the first day it was out I worry the video games he plays are glamourizing war and putting ideas in his head.
Vicky Collins: On Veterans Day Vicky Collins 2010
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Note: If your partner hyperventilates, he or she should use any of these measures to correct it.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Every time my son hyperventilates over "Call of Duty" he bought Black Ops on the first day it was out I worry the video games he plays are glamourizing war and putting ideas in his head.
Vicky Collins: On Veterans Day Vicky Collins 2010
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When they commit a murder or a robbery or a rape, however, the media hyperventilates with joy: Martha Stewart or Robert Blake or Phil Spector or O.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY COUNTRY LATELY? JERRY DOYLE 2010
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Every time my son hyperventilates over "Call of Duty" he bought Black Ops on the first day it was out I worry the video games he plays are glamourizing war and putting ideas in his head.
Vicky Collins: On Veterans Day Vicky Collins 2010
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Once again the media hyperventilates, misses the big picture, then re-hyperventilates that they missed the big picture.
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Once again the media hyperventilates, misses the big picture, then re-hyperventilates that they missed the big picture.
Exit Polls: Hillary Regained Ground Among Late-Deciding Voters 2009
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