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adjective
Having a tone of a reed instrument.
synonym: reedy.
Roget 409: sibilant; hissing etc. v.; wheezy; sternutative†.
is similar to: noisy.
derivation: beating-reed instrument, reed, reed instrument.
Polish: dychawiczny
Relating to breathing with a whistling sound.
synonyms: asthmatic, wheezing.
is similar to: unhealthy.
derivation: wheeze | asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma | wheeziness.
Polish: astmatyczny
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