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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 [wiːz]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound

2. (intr) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing

n

1. a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing

2. Brit slang a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)

3. Informal a hackneyed joke or anecdote

[probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss]

wheezer  n

wheezy  adj

wheezily  adv

wheeziness  n

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

gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp, catch your breath, breathe roughly His chest problems made him wheeze constantly.

noun

1. gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp He puffed up the stairs, emitting a wheeze at every breath.

2. (Brit. slang) trick, plan, idea, scheme, stunt, ploy, expedient, ruse He came up with a clever wheeze to get round the problem.

Translations

wheeze [wiːz]

A. VI → resollar, respirar con silbido

B. VT "yes," he wheezed → -si -dijo casi sin voz

C. N

1. (lit) → resuello m (asmático), respiración f sibilante

2. (Brit) (= trick) → truco m, treta f; (= idea) → idea f
that's a good wheeze → es buena idea
to think up a wheeze → idear una treta

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wheeze [ˈ^hwiːz]

n

(= noisy breath) → cornage m

(= idea) → astuce f

vi → respirer bruyamment

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wheeze

n

(of person) → pfeifender Atem no pl; (of machine) → Fauchen nt no pl

(dated inf) → Jokus m (dated), → Scherz m; to think up a wheeze → sich (dat) → etwas einfallen lassen

vt → keuchen; to wheeze out a tune → eine Melodie herauspressen

vi → pfeifend atmen; (machines, asthmatic) → keuchen; if he smokes too much he starts to wheeze → wenn er zu stark raucht, bekommt er einen pfeifenden Atem

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wheeze [wiːz]

1. vi → ansimare

2. n → respiro affannoso

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wheeze [wiːz]

1. vi → ansimare

2. n → respiro affannoso

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wheeze

v wheeze [wiːz]

to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty. roggel يَئِز، يَتَنَفَّس بِصُعوبَه дишам трудно sípat trække vejret med en pibende lyd; hive efter vejret keuchen ασθμαίνω resollar, jadear, respirar con dificultad hingeldama با صدا نفس کشيدن vinkua respirer bruyamment לִנשוֹם בִּכבֵדוּת घरघराहट के साथ सांस लेना hripati, dahtati zihál bernapas sengal-sengal anda með erfiðismunum, mása og blása ansimare ぜいぜいいう 헐떡거리다 švokšti sēkt berdehit piepen hive etter pusten, hvese, pipe sapać silvar a respira greu дышать с присвистом dychčať, fučať, chripieť sopsti teško disati väsa, rossla หายใจลำบากและมีเสียงฟืดฟาด hırıltıyla solumak, hırıldamak 氣喘吁吁 дихати з присвистом; хрипіти خرخراہٹ کے ساتھ سانس لینا thở khò khè 喘息

n

such a sound. gesjoer طَنين، أزيز бръмчене vrčení snurren das Schwirren βόμβος zumbido põrin غژغژ surina vrombissement זִמזוּם खरखराहट zujanje, fijuk búgás dengungan suð ronzio ぶーんという音 윙윙 소리 burzgimas, zvimbimas dūkšana; rūkšana deruan gegons dur, surring, summing furkot zumbido bâzâit жужжание drnčanie, bzukot brnenje zujanje surr[], vin[], sus[] เสียงดังกระหึ่ม vızıldama, vınlama 嗡嗡作動聲 стугін, гудіння گھر گھر کی آواز tiếng kêu vù vù 呼呼地旋转声

adj wheezy

roggelrig ضيق التَّنَفُّس хриптящ dýchavičný pibende keuchend ασθματικός asmático, sibilante hingeldav خس خسی vinkuva asthmatique נוֹשֵם ִּכבֵדוּת घरघराने वाला hripav, dahtav lihegő, ziháló mendesis sem er með asma/öndunarörðugleika asmatico; ansimante ぜいぜいいう 색색거리는 švokščiantis sēcošs berdehit piepend hvesende, pipende, astmatisk dychawiczny ofegante astmatic страдающий одышкой zachrípený, udychčaný sopeč šištav väsande, rosslig, hes ซึ่งหายใจลำบากและมีเสียงดัง hırıltılı 呼哧呼哧的，氣喘聲的 хворий на астму; хрипкий خرخر کرنے والا tạo ra tiếng khò khè 呼哧呼哧的，气喘声的

adv wheezily

roggelrig بِضيق تَنَفُّس хриптящо dýchavičně pibende keuchend ασθμαίνοντας, ξεφυσώντας asmáticamente, jadeante hingeldavalt باخس خس vinkuvasti comme un asthmatique בִּנשִימָה כְבֵדָה घरघराहट के साथ hripavo, dahtavo lihegve dengan mendesis eins og asmasjúklingur affannosamente, (ansimando) ぜいぜいいって 색색거리면서 švokščiant sēcoši; sēkdams dengan berdehit piepend med pustevansker dychawicznie ofegantemente ca un astmatic с одышкой dýchavične sopeče šištavo väsande, rossligt, hest อย่างหายใจลำบากและมีเสียงดัง hırıltı ile 呼哧呼哧地，氣喘地 хрипло خرخراہٹ کے ساتھ khò khè 呼哧呼哧地，气喘地

n wheeziness

roggelrigheid ضيق التَّنَفُّس хрипкавост dýchavičnost det at hive efter vejret das Keuchen ξεφύσημα jadeo, resuello hingeldamine خس خس vinkuvuus caractère asthmatique נְשִימָה כְבֵדָה घरघराहट hripavost, dahtavost ziháló volta vkinek keadaan sengal-sengal það að eiga við öndunarörðugleika að stríða l'ansimare ぜいぜいいうこと 색색거림 švokštimas sēkšana nafas yg berdehit gehijg det å ha pustevansker dychawiczność silvo respiraţie grea/astmatică одышка dýchavičnosť sopenje šištavost rosslighet, heshet การหายใจโดยมีเสียงดังฟืดฟาด hırıldama 呼哧呼哧，氣喘狀 хриплість خرخرانہ tiếng thở khò khè 呼哧呼哧，气喘状