as in gasping
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
he was wheezing rapidly after a hard run
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Recent Examples of wheezing
One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it.
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Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheezing
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When the audio came back on during the broadcast, the audience could be heard gasping — while cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin raised her hands to her face in shock, and Sunny Hostin pursed her lips.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ally repeatedly asked while gasping as about a dozen of her friends chuckled nearby.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dog was panting and shifting from one foot to the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Howard’s best comedies have a light, almost effortless touch, but this one is panting and gasping essentially from the opening frames.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Wheezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheezing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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