Definition of wheeze - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
breathingintr. breathe with difficulty, making a whistling soundintr.
- He began to wheeze after running up the hill.
2.
laughterintr. UK convulse with laughter, becoming breathlessintr. UK
- She wheezed with laughter at the comedian's joke.
3.
speakingtr./intr. breathe or utter words with a rasping soundtr./intr.
- He wheezed out his words between coughs.
4.
- They wheezed a plan to surprise their friend on his birthday..
Noun
1.
medicalpiping or whistling sound from difficult breathing
- The doctor listened to the wheeze in his chest.
2.
- They came up with a wheeze to save money.
3.
- That joke was an absolute wheeze.
Expressions with wheeze
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say something with a weak, breathy voice
He managed to wheeze out a few words.
clever or funny plan or trick to get something
That was a good wheeze to get free tickets!
Origin of wheeze
imitative, wheeze (breathing sound)
Examples of wheeze in a sentence
The old man started to wheeze after climbing the stairs. He wheezed with laughter at the hilarious movie scene. The audience wheezed with laughter during the play. "I need a chair," she wheezed. The runner wheezed a greeting at the finish line. They wheezed a way to get free tickets.
He wheezed a trick to skip the long queue. His wheeze was audible from across the room. She noticed a wheeze when he laughed. Their latest wheeze involved a fake charity. He always has a wheeze to get out of trouble. The comedian's act was a total wheeze. Her witty comment was a real wheeze at the party.
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- French:siffler, sifflement, ...
- German:keuchen, Pfeifen, ...
- Italian:ansimare, respiro sibilante, ...
- Spanish:jadear, silbido, ...
- Portuguese:respirar com dificuldade, sibilo, ...
- Chinese:喘息, 喘鸣声, ...
- Japanese:喘鳴する, 喘鳴, ...
- Arabic:حَشَرَجَ, أَزِيز, ...
- Hebrew:לְחַרְחֵר, צִפְצוּף, ...
- Russian:хрипеть, хрип, ...
- Ukrainian:хрипіти, хрип, ...
- Hindi:घरघराना, घरघराहट, ...
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