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verb

present tense third-person singular of wheeze
as in gasps
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty he was wheezing rapidly after a hard run

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noun

plural of wheeze
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as in whistles

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as in platitudes

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Recent Examples of wheezes
Verb
The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheezes
  1. gasps
  2. whistles
  3. platitudes
  4. pants
  5. zips
  6. bromides
  7. aphorisms
  8. epigrams
Verb
  • No friends or strangers to share immediate laughs or gasps with, let alone notes afterward?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As the curtains pull back, she is revealed standing over the corpse with a bloodied trophy in her hands as the audience gasps.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of gasps
Noun
  • While other animals such as rats and mice are also known to have laryngeal whistles, the study says that horses are believed to be the only animals known to combine the whistle with vocal fold vibrations to create a single, dual sound call.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Mrtka was actively involved between the whistles and after the whistle, using his size to clear the net and get under opponents’ skin.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of whistles
Noun
  • Are the general platitudes about Perry’s talent and why Friends was successful — courtesy of a single cultural critic — really necessary?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Hughes offered the usual interview platitudes and seemed to be pleased with how his team was playing.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of platitudes
Verb
  • These Stelle pants in particular, are every bit as stretchy and cooling as your go-to wide-leg pants, thanks to the moisture-wicking fabric that keeps you sweat-free.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Personality pants The brand to know and love right now is Chan Luu.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of pants
Noun
  • The other side zips closed, so this is great for holding all other clothing items that can be packed flat.
    — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2026
  • We were surrounded by a handful of bro-looking guys in Arc'teryx vests and Peter Millar quarter zips, mostly drinking beer and whiskey.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of zips
Noun
  • The president used similar bromides in private calls to assuage allies, including Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson, before launching the war in February, according to people familiar with the conversations.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • While these songs might appear to be somewhat straightforward EBM that wear their politics on their latex sleeve, there’s a level of ambiguity at work that moves Kissing Luck Goodbye past its own bromides and into deeper artistic territory.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of bromides
Noun
  • Richardson discusses how his early fascination with science and his enjoyment of science fiction has influenced his poetry and considers the way his aphorisms counterbalance his more lyric poems.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • What remains are cinematic aphorisms that may well be true, but cannot alone tell a compelling story.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of aphorisms
Noun
  • Johnson is the author of the epigrams, but Boswell is very much the co-author.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Definition of epigrams

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“Wheezes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheezes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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