Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbreathing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-breath-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overbreathe

noun

Hyperventilation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Excessive breathing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overbreathings (plural)

Questions

What does overbreathing mean?: present participle and gerund of overbreathe
Where does overbreathing come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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