wheeze
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wheeze
(wēz, hwēz)v. wheezed, wheez·ing, wheez·es
v.intr.
1. To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.
2. To make a sound resembling laborious breathing.
v.tr.
To produce or utter with a hoarse whistling sound: The old locomotive wheezed steam.
n.
1. A wheezing sound.
2. Informal An old joke.
3. Chiefly British A clever scheme.
wheez′er n.
wheez′ing·ly adv.
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wheeze
(wiːz)vb
1. (Physiology) to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
2. (intr) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
n
3. a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
4. slang Brit a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)
5. informal a hackneyed joke or anecdote
[C15: probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss]
ˈwheezer n
ˈwheezy adj
ˈwheezily adv
ˈwheeziness n
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wheeze
(ʰwiz, wiz)v. wheezed, wheez•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
2. to make a sound resembling difficult breathing.
n. 3. a wheezing breath or sound.
4. an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
[1425–75; late Middle English whese (v.), probably < Old Norse hvæsa to hiss]
wheez′er, n.
wheez′ing•ly, adv.
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wheeze
Past participle: wheezed
Gerund: wheezing
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| Noun | 1. | wheeze - breathing with a husky or whistling sound breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
| 2. | wheeze - (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| Verb | 1. | wheeze - breathe with difficulty breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
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wheeze
verb
noun
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Translations
أزيز الصَّدْر عند التَّنَفُّسيَئِز، يَتَنَفَّس بِصُعوبَه
pískatpískotsípánísípat
hive efter vejretpiben
hengittääpihinäpihistäteatterikuiskaus
anda meî erfiîismunum, mása og blásahvæs, más
švokščiantšvokščiantisšvokštimas
sēkšanasēkt
dychčanie
hırıldamakhırıltıhırıltıyla solumaknefes darlığı
wheeze
[wiːz]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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wheeze
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins 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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wheeze
n sibilancia (form), silbido (en el pecho); vi tener sibilancias, tener silbidos (en el pecho); Have you been wheezing?..¿Ha tenido sibilancias al respirar?..¿Ha tenido silbidos en el pecho?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.