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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wheeze /hwiz, wiz/USA pronunciation v., wheezed, wheez•ing, n. v. [no object] - Pathologyto breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound.
n. [countable] - Pathologya wheezing breath or sound.
wheez•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wheeze (hwēz, wēz),USA pronunciation v., wheezed, wheez•ing, n. v.i. - Pathologyto breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound:Asthma caused him to wheeze.
- Pathologyto make a sound resembling difficult breathing:The old locomotive wheezed into the station.
n. - Pathologya wheezing breath or sound.
- an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
- Old Norse hvæsa to hiss
- late Middle English whese (verb, verbal), probably 1425–75
wheez′ing•ly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wheeze /wiːz/ vb - to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
- (intransitive) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
n - a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
- Brit slang a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)
- informal a hackneyed joke or anecdote
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hissˈwheezer n ˈwheezy adj ˈwheezily adv ˈwheeziness n |