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Definitions for Wheezing

[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 Wheezing

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

Words nearby Wheezing

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

Origin of Wheezing

e1425–75; late Middle English whese (v.), probably < Old Norse hvæsa to hiss

Other words from Wheezing

wheez·er , noun
wheez·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Wheezing

eC15: probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss

Synonyms for Wheezing

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