breathe rapidly

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to take many breaths per minute, often due to exertion or panic

Back to breathe breathe + ADVERB (air/breath)

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After sprinting for the bus, he was breathing rapidly.
She started to breathe rapidly as the elevator got stuck.
The doctor noted that the patient breathes rapidly even when resting.
Lost in the dark forest, the child was breathing rapidly from fear.
When you're in shock, it's common to breathe rapidly.
With a high fever, he breathed rapidly throughout the night.
Breathing rapidly, she tried to calm herself down before the big speech.
He has been breathing rapidly ever since he finished the marathon.
The frightened rabbit began to breathe rapidly when it saw the fox.
If someone suddenly starts to breathe rapidly and feels dizzy, call for help.