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wheeze
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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.

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

wheezer n.
wheezing·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Verb1.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"

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] viresollar

wheeze [wiːz] nrespiration bruyante (d'asthmatique)

wheeze [wiːz] vi [person] → keuchen
n (idea, joke etc) → Scherz m

wheeze [wiːz] nrespiro affannoso
viansimare

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 hengittää pihisten 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 숨을 씨근덕거리다, 색색거리다 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 喘息 дихати з присвистом; хрипіти خرخراہٹ کے ساتھ سانس لینا thở khò khè
n
such a sound. gesjoer طَنين، أزيز бръмчене vrčení snurren das Schwirren βόμβος zumbido põrin غژغژ hurina 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 呼呼地旋轉聲 стугін, гудіння گھر گھر کی آواز tiếng kêu vù vù
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
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
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 哧,


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