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mouth-to-mouth

British

adjective

designating a method of artificial respiration involving blowing air rhythmically into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing, to stimulate return of spontaneous breathing

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To perform their analysis, the team first needed to define what counts as a kiss, since many mouth-to-mouth actions resemble the behavior without being the same thing.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

Sgt Peters gave Interpreter Popal mouth-to-mouth, but he died soon afterwards.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

She had blood on her mouth, possibly from giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

You don't give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a zombie.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2023

A medic performs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate attempt to save the life of a seriously wounded fellow medic, 1969.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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