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wheeze definition

wheeze (hwēz, wēz)

intransitive verb wheezed, wheezing wheez′·ing

  1. to breathe hard with a whistling, breathy sound, as in asthma
  2. to make a sound like this the old organ wheezed

Etymology: ME whesen < ON hvæsa, to hiss < IE base *wes-, to wheeze, snort > L queri, to lament

transitive verb

to utter with a sound of wheezing

noun

  1. an act or sound of wheezing
  2. Slang an overworked or trite remark, joke, or gag

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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