wheezy
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wheez·y
(wē′zē, hwē′-)adj. wheez·i·er, wheez·i·est
1. Given to wheezing.
2. Producing a wheezing sound.
wheez′i·ly adv.
wheez′i·ness n.
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wheez•y
(ˈʰwi zi, ˈwi-)adj. wheez•i•er, wheez•i•est.
afflicted with or characterized by wheezing.
[1810–20]
wheez′i•ly, adv.
wheez′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | wheezy - having a tone of a reed instrument noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" |
2. | ![]() unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" |
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Translations
ضيق التَّنَفُّس
pibende
lihegõziháló
sem er meî asma/öndunarörîugleika
dýchavičný
hırıltılı
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wheezy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wheezy
[ˈwiːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → chi respira con affanno; (breath) → sibilanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wheeze
(wiːz) verb to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty.
noun such a sound.
ˈwheezy adjectiveˈwheezily adverb
ˈwheeziness noun
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