mouth-to-mouth

adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

One night over dinner in 2022, the couple discussed — as scientists in love do — a new genetic study that linked modern herpes variants to mouth-to-mouth kissing in the Bronze Age, roughly 3300 B.C. to 1200 B.C.

From New York Times

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

From Salon

For years, women have been warned of, and often forced to endure, mouth-to-mouth sexual harassment, often in an atmosphere that categorized such acts as just part of life or even the subject of humor.

From Los Angeles Times

The simplest method is mouth-to-mouth breathing, but the Homeless Health Care teams use masks hooked up to oxygen cylinders, a tool more commonly seen on ambulances and in hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times