wheeze

[US]/wiːz/
[UK]/wiːz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. breathe with a whistling or rattling sound
n. a sound of wheezing

Phrases & Collocations

wheezing sound

Example Sentences

a new wheeze to help farmers.

The old locomotive wheezed steam.

The old man managed to wheeze out a few words.

He has a slight wheeze in his chest.

he could barely wheeze out his pleas for a handout.

she wheezed up the hill towards them.

the engine coughed, wheezed, and shrieked into life.

Real-world Examples

Pettigrew was still wheezing behind him.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Max, he wheezed, you gave me quite a start.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

The most common symptoms are coughing, chest tightness, getting tired easily, and wheezing.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

" Crookshanks? " wheezed Hermione, bent double, clutching her chest.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Ariana was not a Squib! " wheezed Doge.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Filch the caretaker came wheezing into the room.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Because of narrowing of the windpipes, people can wheeze.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Gendry, " she wheezed. " I have to talk with Gendry" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

One of the most common things we hear is wheezing.

Source: Connection Magazine

They're wheezing, they have shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2023 Collection

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