wheeze as a noun: - 1
- 2
as a verb: - 1
wheeze
noun
1 wheeze
Breathing with a husky or whistling sound.
2 wheeze
Briticism A clever or amusing scheme or trick.
verb
1 wheeze
Breathe with difficulty.
Roget 409:
hiss,
buzz,
whiz,
rustle;
fizz,
fizzle;
wheeze,
whistle,
snuffle;
squash;
sneeze;
sizzle,
swish.
Roget 349:
blow,
waft;
blow hard,
blow great guns,
blow a hurricane
etc.
n.;
wuther†;
stream,
issue.
respire,
breathe,
puff;
whiff,
whiffle;
gasp,
wheeze;
snuff,
snuffle;
sniff,
sniffle;
sneeze,
cough.
fan,
ventilate;
inflate,
perflate†;
blow up.
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