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| wheeze [ weez, hweez ] |
verb (past and past participle wheezed, present participle wheez·ing, 3rd person present singular wheez·es) |
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1. intransitive verb breathe with hoarse whistling sound: to breathe with an audible whistling sound and with difficulty, usually because of a respiratory disorder such as asthma
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2. transitive verb say something with hoarse whistling sound: to say or express something while breathing with an audible whistling sound and with difficulty
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3. intransitive verb make whistling or puffing sound: to make a noisy whistling or puffing sound that resembles wheezing
  The old locomotive wheezed and puffed up the steep slope.
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noun (plural wheez·es) |
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1. noisy breathing sound: noisy and difficult breathing, or the hoarse whistling sound of this
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2. often repeated joke: a hackneyed story, joke, or saying
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informal
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| [15th century. Origin ?] |
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| wheez·er noun |
| wheez·i·ly adverb |
| wheez·i·ness noun |
| wheez·y adjective |
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