Wheezy

//ˈwiːzi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That wheezes.

    "A couple of somewhat wheezy Highland "River" class 4-6-0s have succeeded in hauling 450-ton stock trains between Stranraer and Ayr."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to breathing with a whistling sound wordnet
  2. 2
    having a tone of a reed instrument wordnet

Synonyms

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asthmaticasthmaticeffervescenthissingnasalnoisy

Example

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"A couple of somewhat wheezy Highland "River" class 4-6-0s have succeeded in hauling 450-ton stock trains between Stranraer and Ayr."

Etymology

From wheeze + -y.

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