Associations to the word «Wheezing»
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Wiktionary
WHEEZE, noun. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
WHEEZE, noun. An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
WHEEZE, noun. (British) (slang) An ulterior scheme or plan
WHEEZE, noun. (slang) Something very humorous or laughable.
WHEEZE, verb. To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
WHEEZE RATE, noun. The proportion of the respiratory cycle duration occupied by wheezing (measured as Tw/Ttot)
Dictionary definition
WHEEZE, noun. Breathing with a husky or whistling sound.
WHEEZE, noun. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat".
WHEEZE, verb. Breathe with difficulty.
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