wheeze
pronunciation
How to pronounce wheeze in British English:
UK [wi:z]
How to pronounce wheeze in American English:
US [hwiz, wiz]
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- Noun:
- breathing with a husky or whistling sound
- (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
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- Verb:
- breathe with difficulty
Word Origin
- wheeze (v.)
- mid-15c., probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hvoesa "to hiss," Danish hvæse cognate with Old English hwæst "act of blowing," hwosan "to cough," from an imitative root. Related: Wheezed; wheezing. The noun is first recorded 1834.
Example
- 1. Yet again , a new wheeze sparked a market rally .
- 2. A wheeze or whistling ( purring ) sound on breathing out is the classic symptom
- 3. Lately , though , the sprinters have started to wheeze .
- 4. Someone types a command into a laptop , and actroid-der jerks upright with a shudder and a wheeze .