Thesaurus results for WHEEZE

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verb

ˈ(h)wēz

Definition of wheeze

as in to gasp

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty he was wheezing rapidly after a hard run

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wheeze

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noun

as in whistle

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as in cliché

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Recent Examples of wheeze

Verb

The previous owners must have doused the property with chemicals, and as summer wheezed toward its smoky end, my lawn became less suburban ideal and more of a pop quiz in weed identification. — Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026 Since October, her youngest, now 7, has been coughing and wheezing a lot, especially at night. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026

Noun

Like the sound of a false leg, upon which every step becomes a little wheeze. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025 Meanwhile, their power play continued to sputter and wheeze, going 0 for 4 as part of a 2-for-34 funk. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeze

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeze

Verb

The restaurant next to the nearby police department is shuttered; the restaurant across the street from it is long dead, and the once-vibrant downtown — which generated revenue that benefited every neighborhood of the city — is gasping.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Pauses in breathing, gasping or daytime fatigue point to sleep apnea and require professional medical evaluation.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of gasp

Noun

Blackburn said residents would set their time by the whistle.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
More is surely going on, undetected or unreported, even as there has been a minor online symphony of whistle-blowing, alarm-bell tolling, and pleas for legislative action.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of whistle

Noun

Physicists at The City College of New York have demonstrated microwave-to-optical conversion using chromium sulfide bromide, or CrSBr.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The fire contained compounds from more than two dozen chemical families, including dangerous amounts of bromide, a naturally occurring element that can irritate the skin and mucus membranes.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of bromide

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Personality pants The brand to know and love right now is Chan Luu.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2026
The Row Frima pants $3,150 Track Star The track jacket is my fall answer to fashion’s (and my personal) ongoing love affair with sport—styled with a touch of Saint Laurent and Celine polish for everyday or taken full pro athlete à la Balenciaga.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pant

Noun

Wolff was only the eighth woman to drive a Formula 1 car (four more have done it since); the role, a now-commonplace one that includes driving the simulator during Grand Prix weekends to inform trackside strategy, was created for her.

— Danielle McNally, InStyle, 28 May 2026
The videos are often integrated into larger montages of drone strikes, underscoring how commonplace these drones have become for Russian forces.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Definition of commonplace

Noun

Métier’s Passerby North-South tote bag has a full-zip closure, sturdy handles, and plenty of pockets.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, social media footage captured Einbinder with her hands zip-tied behind her back as she was escorted away from the demonstration by police.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of zip

Noun

By platitudes like a peaceful and dignified death and silly words like natural.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Running parallel to this butchery investigation is the arrival of perpetually hungover FBI agent Gwen Birgssen, played by British actress Lily James with an incomprehensible southern drawl and some clunky platitudes that veer into genre parody.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026