wheezing

wheeze

 (wēz, hwēz)

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.

3. Chiefly British A clever scheme.

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

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wheez′er n.

wheez′ing·ly adv.

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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"

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Translations

wheezing

[ˈwiːzɪŋ] ADJ wheezy [ˈwiːzɪ] ADJ [breath] → ruidoso, difícil; [pronunciation] → sibilante

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wheezing

n. respiración sibilante.

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wheezing

n sibilancias (form), silbidos (en el pecho)

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