wheezing

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wheezing - relating to breathing with a whistling sound asthmatic, wheezy unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"