wheezed — hwɪËz /w n. heavy breathing; trite saying; common theatrical gag v. breath heavily and with a whistling sound; make a wheezing sound; speak while breathing heavily … English contemporary dictionary
wheeze — I UK [wiːz] / US [wɪz] / US [hwɪz] verb Word forms wheeze : present tense I/you/we/they wheeze he/she/it wheezes present participle wheezing past tense wheezed past participle wheezed 1) a) [intransitive] to breathe in a noisy way that is… … English dictionary
wheeze — [[t](h)wi͟ːz[/t]] wheezes, wheezing, wheezed 1) VERB If someone wheezes, they breathe with difficulty and make a whistling sound. He had quite serious problems with his chest and wheezed and coughed all the time... [V with quote] Boy, wheezed old … English dictionary
wheeze — I. intransitive verb (wheezed; wheezing) Etymology: Middle English whesen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvæsa to hiss; akin to Old English hwǣst action of blowing, Sanskrit śvasiti he blows, snorts Date: 15th century 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wheeze — wheezer, n. wheezingly, adv. /hweez, weez/, v., wheezed, wheezing, n. v.i. 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… … Universalium
wheeze — wheeze1 [ wiz, hwiz ] verb 1. ) intransitive to breathe in a noisy way that is uncomfortable for you, usually because you are sick: Cats fur makes me wheeze. a ) transitive to say something while you are breathing in this way: Thank you for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wheeze — [hwēz, wēz] vi. wheezed, wheezing [ME whesen < ON hvæsa, to hiss < IE base * k̑wes , to wheeze, snort > L queri, to lament] 1. to breathe hard with a whistling, breathy sound, as in asthma 2. to make a sound like this [the old organ… … English World dictionary
wheez´ing|ly — wheeze «hweez», verb, wheezed, wheez|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound. 2. to make a sound like this: »The old engine wheezed, but it didn t stop. –v.t. to utter with a sound of wheezing. –n. 1. a whistling… … Useful english dictionary
wheez´er — wheeze «hweez», verb, wheezed, wheez|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound. 2. to make a sound like this: »The old engine wheezed, but it didn t stop. –v.t. to utter with a sound of wheezing. –n. 1. a whistling… … Useful english dictionary
Wheeze — Wheeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[=e]san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa to hiss, Sw. hv[ a]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS. hw[=o]sta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti, Lith. kosti … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
