hyperventilating

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present participle of

to breathe too quickly and so cause too much oxygen to enter the blood:

She went into shock, shaking and hyperventilating.

We had to call the doctor because she was crying and hyperventilating.

to become too excited:

The children are hyperventilating with excitement.

I would never hyperventilate over the thought of meeting a celebrity.