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wheeze
[ weez, hweez ]
verb (used without object)
wheezed, wheezing.
- to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound:
Asthma caused him to wheeze.
- to make a sound resembling difficult breathing:
The old locomotive wheezed into the station.
noun
- a wheezing breath or sound.
- an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
wheeze
/ ɾː /
verb
- to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
- intr to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
noun
- a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
- slang.a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze )
- informal.a hackneyed joke or anecdote
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Derived Forms
- ˈɳ, noun
- ˈɳ, adjective
- ˈɳ, adverb
- ˈɳԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ɳ· noun
- ɳ·Բ· adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wheeze1
1425–75; late Middle English whese (v.), probably < Old Norse æ to hiss
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wheeze1
C15: probably from Old Norse ǣ to hiss
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