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wheeze2 entries found for wheeze.To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: 1wheeze  Pronunciation: 'hwEz, 'wEz Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): wheezed; wheez·ing Etymology: Middle English whesen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hvæsa to hiss; akin to Old English hw[AE]st action of blowing, Sanskrit svasiti he blows, snorts 1 : to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound 2 : to make a sound resembling that of wheezing <the bellows wheezed>
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