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overbreathing

overbreathing is the present participle and gerund of overbreathe.

Noun

overbreathing (countable and uncountable, plural overbreathings)

  1. Hyperventilation.
  2. Excessive breathing.

Meaning of overbreathe

Verb

overbreathe (third-person singular simple present overbreathes, present participle overbreathing, simple past and past participle overbreathed)

  1. (intransitive) To hyperventilate.

Forms of overbreathing

pluraloverbreathings

Origin of overbreathing

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From over- + breathing.

Questions about overbreathing

What does overbreathing mean?
Overbreathing means hyperventilation.
What is overbreathing the present participle and gerund of?
Overbreathing is the present participle and gerund of overbreathe.
What part of speech is overbreathing?
Overbreathing is a noun.
What is the plural of overbreathing?
The plural of overbreathing is overbreathings.

Words near overbreathing in the dictionary

  1. overbreaking
  2. overbreaks
  3. overbreathe
  4. overbreathed
  5. overbreathes
  6. overbreathing
  7. overbreathings
  8. overbred
  9. overbreed
  10. overbreeding
  11. overbreeds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overbreathing (page history and authors); overbreathe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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