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wheeze  (hwz, wz)

v. wheezed, wheez·ing, wheez·es

v.intr.

1. To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.

2. To make a sound resembling laborious breathing.

v.tr.

To produce or utter with a hoarse whistling sound: The old locomotive wheezed steam.

n.

1. A wheezing sound.

2. Informal An old joke.

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[Middle English whesen, probably from Old Norse hvæsa, to hiss; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

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wheezer n.

wheezing·ly adv.

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wheeze

Verb

[wheezing, wheezed]

to breathe with a rasping or whistling sound

Noun

1. a wheezing breath or sound

2. Brit old-fashioned slang a trick or plan: a glorious tax wheeze [probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss]

wheezy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wheeze - breathing with a husky or whistling sound breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
	2.	wheeze - (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	wheeze - breathe with difficulty breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

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wheeze

verb 1. gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp, catch your breath, breathe roughly

noun 2. gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp

noun 3. Brit. (slang) trick, plan, idea, scheme, stunt, ploy, expedient, ruse

Translations

wheeze [wiːz] vi → resollar

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wheeze [wiːz] n → respiration bruyante (d'asthmatique)

vi → respirer bruyamment

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wheeze [wiːz] vi [person] → keuchen

n (idea, joke etc) → Scherz m

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wheeze [wiːz] n → respiro affannoso

vi → ansimare