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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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mouth-to-mouth

He tried to revive Breeze by giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when her body was brought outside, but it was too late.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Ants even feed the beetles mouth-to-mouth, and the beetles munch on their adopted colony’s eggs and larvae.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

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

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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