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Definitions for Wheeze

[1] to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
[2] to make a sound resembling difficult breathing: The old locomotive wheezed into the station.
[3] a wheezing breath or sound.
[4] an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
[5] to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
[6] (intr) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
[7] a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
[8] British slang a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze )
[9] informal a hackneyed joke or anecdote

Words related to Wheeze

puff, gasp, cough, snore, hiss, rasp, pant, whisper, sibilate, whistle, murmur, buzz

Words nearby Wheeze

wheelspin, wheelwork, wheelwright, wheen, wheesh, wheeze, wheezy, whelk, whelked, whelm, whelp

Origin of Wheeze

1425–75; late Middle English whese (v.), probably < Old Norse hvæsa to hiss

Other words from Wheeze

wheez·er , noun
wheez·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Wheeze

C15: probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss

Synonyms for Wheeze

cough, gasp, hiss, puff, snore, buzz, murmur, pant, rasp, sibilate, whisper, whistle, catch one's breath