wheez´ing|ly

wheez´ing|ly
wheeze «hweez», verb, wheezed, wheez|ing, noun.
–v.i.
1. to breathe with difficulty and a whistling sound.
2. to make a sound like this: »

The old engine wheezed, but it didn't stop.

–v.t.
to utter with a sound of wheezing.
–n.
1. a whistling sound caused, or as if caused, by difficult breathing: »

an asthmatic wheeze, the wheeze of an old engine.

2. Slang. a funny saying or story, especially one made familiar by constant repetition; old or familiar joke, trick, or criticism.
[probably < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic hw to hiss). Compare Old English hwōsan to cough.]
wheez´er, noun.
wheez´ing|ly, adverb.

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