noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of wheeze form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   relating to breathing with a whistling sound wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

asthmaticasthmaticbreathingbreathlesseffervescenterrhine

Example

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"Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on."

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