Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Given to wheezing.
- adjective Producing a wheezing sound.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected with or characterized by wheezing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That
wheezes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a tone of a reed instrument
- adjective relating to breathing with a whistling sound
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Examples
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Only once, while Merton was doing some of his best acting, had there been a kind of wheezy tittering from certain members of the cast and the group about the cameras.
Merton of the Movies Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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The business economy is ... let's say, "wheezy," but in the realm of local arts, we are currently reaping the benefits of various economic stimuli.
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Coming soon: a 'wheezy' pill that makes big bellies disappear
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Cora laughs, a hard laugh that turns into a wheezy cough.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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This week, Mr. Ratner announced the fresh face he has selected to breathe new life into the wheezy annual exercise in Tinseltown self-congratulation: Eddie Murphy.
Get Real, Oscar: Eddie Murphy's Not the Cure for What Ails You Eric Felten 2011
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Further, it was known that they had quarrelled just previous to pulling out; for the Lizzie, a wheezy ten-ton sternwheeler, twenty-four hours behind, beat Leclère in by three days.
BÂTARD 2010
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Walter turned the page of his paper and took a wheezy breath.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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Scraggily, wrinkled, wheezy, Duvall inhabits the character of Bush so seamlessly you might end up worrying about the actor's health.
Sundance Review: ‘Get Low’ Starring Bill Murray And Robert Duvall » MTV Movies Blog 2010
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Feeling 'wheezy,' Opferman is having a heart attackDavid Opferman, 46, of Dacula, Ga., knew he had risks for heart disease: being overweight, having diabetes — and his father had died of a heart attack.
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He works 56 hours a week, mostly in 24-hour shifts, frequently carrying wheezy patients up and down flights of stairs.
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