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wheeze

(wēz, hwēz)
v. wheezed, wheez·ing, wheez·es
v.intr.
1. To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.
2. To make a sound resembling laborious breathing.
v.tr.
To produce or utter with a hoarse whistling sound: The old locomotive wheezed steam.
n.
1. A wheezing sound.
2. Informal An old joke.
3. Chiefly British A clever scheme.
[Middle English whesen, probably from Old Norse hvæsa, to hiss; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]
wheez′er n.
wheez′ing·ly adv.
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wheeze

(wiːz)
vb
1. (Physiology) to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
2. (intr) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
n
3. a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
4. slang Brit a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)
5. informal a hackneyed joke or anecdote
[C15: probably from Old Norse hvǣsa to hiss]
ˈwheezer n
ˈwheezy adj
ˈwheezily adv
ˈwheeziness n
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wheeze

(ʰwiz, wiz)

v. wheezed, wheez•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
2. to make a sound resembling difficult breathing.
n.
3. a wheezing breath or sound.
4. an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
[1425–75; late Middle English whese (v.), probably < Old Norse hvæsa to hiss]
wheez′er, n.
wheez′ing•ly, adv.
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wheeze


Past participle: wheezed
Gerund: wheezing

Imperative
wheeze
wheeze
Present
I wheeze
you wheeze
he/she/it wheezes
we wheeze
you wheeze
they wheeze
Preterite
I wheezed
you wheezed
he/she/it wheezed
we wheezed
you wheezed
they wheezed
Present Continuous
I am wheezing
you are wheezing
he/she/it is wheezing
we are wheezing
you are wheezing
they are wheezing
Present Perfect
I have wheezed
you have wheezed
he/she/it has wheezed
we have wheezed
you have wheezed
they have wheezed
Past Continuous
I was wheezing
you were wheezing
he/she/it was wheezing
we were wheezing
you were wheezing
they were wheezing
Past Perfect
I had wheezed
you had wheezed
he/she/it had wheezed
we had wheezed
you had wheezed
they had wheezed
Future
I will wheeze
you will wheeze
he/she/it will wheeze
we will wheeze
you will wheeze
they will wheeze
Future Perfect
I will have wheezed
you will have wheezed
he/she/it will have wheezed
we will have wheezed
you will have wheezed
they will have wheezed
Future Continuous
I will be wheezing
you will be wheezing
he/she/it will be wheezing
we will be wheezing
you will be wheezing
they will be wheezing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wheezing
you have been wheezing
he/she/it has been wheezing
we have been wheezing
you have been wheezing
they have been wheezing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wheezing
you will have been wheezing
he/she/it will have been wheezing
we will have been wheezing
you will have been wheezing
they will have been wheezing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wheezing
you had been wheezing
he/she/it had been wheezing
we had been wheezing
you had been wheezing
they had been wheezing
Conditional
I would wheeze
you would wheeze
he/she/it would wheeze
we would wheeze
you would wheeze
they would wheeze
Past Conditional
I would have wheezed
you would have wheezed
he/she/it would have wheezed
we would have wheezed
you would have wheezed
they would have wheezed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. wheeze - breathing with a husky or whistling sound
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
2. wheeze - (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"
scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb 1. wheeze - breathe with difficulty
breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
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wheeze

verb
1. gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp, catch your breath, breathe roughly His chest problems made him wheeze constantly.
noun
1. gasp, whistle, cough, hiss, rasp He puffed up the stairs, emitting a wheeze at every breath.
2. (Brit. slang) trick, plan, idea, scheme, stunt, ploy, expedient, ruse He came up with a clever wheeze to get round the problem.
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Translations
أزيز الصَّدْر عند التَّنَفُّسيَئِز، يَتَنَفَّس بِصُعوبَه
pískatpískotsípánísípat
hive efter vejretpiben
hengittääpihinäpihistäteatterikuiskaus
anda meî erfiîismunum, mása og blásahvæs, más
švokščiantšvokščiantisšvokštimas
sēkšanasēkt
dychčanie
hırıldamakhırıltı hırıltıyla solumaknefes darlığı

wheeze

[wiːz]
A. VI → resollar, respirar con silbido
B. VT "yes," he wheezed → -si -dijo casi sin voz
C. N
1. (lit) → resuello m (asmático), respiración f sibilante
2. (Brit) (= trick) → truco m, treta f; (= idea) → idea f
that's a good wheeze → es buena idea
to think up a wheeze → idear una treta
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wheeze

[ˈhwiːz]
n
(= noisy breath) → cornage m
(= idea) → astuce f
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wheeze

n
(of person) → pfeifender Atem no pl; (of machine) → Fauchen nt no pl
(dated inf) → Jokus m (dated), → Scherz m; to think up a wheeze → sich (dat) → etwas einfallen lassen
vt → keuchen ; to wheeze out a tune → eine Melodie herauspressen
vi → pfeifend atmen ; (machines, asthmatic) → keuchen ; if he smokes too much he starts to wheeze → wenn er zu stark raucht, bekommt er einen pfeifenden Atem
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wheeze

[wiːz]
1. vi → ansimare
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wheeze

(wiːz) verb
to breathe with a hissing sound and with difficulty. roggel يَئِز، يَتَنَفَّس بِصُعوبَه дишам трудно ofegar sípat keuchen trække vejret med en pibende lyd; hive efter vejret ασθμαίνω resollar, jadear, respirar con dificultad hingeldama با صدا نفس کشيدن vinkua respirer bruyamment לִנשוֹם בִּכבֵדוּת घरघराहट के साथ सांस लेना hripati, dahtati zihál bernapas sengal-sengal anda með erfiðismunum, mása og blása ansimare ぜいぜいいう 헐떡거리다 švokšti sēkt berdehit piepen hive etter pusten, hvese, pipe sapać silvar a respira greu дышать с присвистом dychčať, fučať, chripieť sopsti teško disati väsa, rossla หายใจลําบากและมีเสียงฟืดฟาด hırıltıyla solumak, hırıldamak 氣喘吁吁 дихати з присвистом; хрипіти خرخراہٹ کے ساتھ سانس لینا thở khò khè 喘息
noun
such a sound. roggeling أزيز الصَّدْر عند التَّنَفُّس хриптене assobiar sípot das Keuchen piben σφυριχτή αναπνοή resuello, jadeo hingeldus خس خس vinkuna respiration bruyante נְשִימָה כְּבֵדָה घरघराहट hripanje, dahtanje zihálás bunyi napas hvæs, más respiro ぜいぜいいう音 헐떡거리는 소리 švokštimas sēkšana bunyi berdehit gepiep hvesing, piping sapanie silvo horcăială одышка; сопение dychčanie, fučanie sopenje šištanje väsande, rossling การหายใจโดยมีเสียงดังฟืดฟาด hırıltı, nefes darlığı 喘息聲 важке дихання, задишка خرخراہٹ کی آواز tiếng thở khò khè 喘息声
ˈwheezy adjective
roggelrig ضيق التَّنَفُّس хриптящ ofegante dýchavičný keuchend pibende ασθματικός asmático, sibilante hingeldav خس خسی vinkuva asthmatique נוֹשֵם ִּכבֵדוּת घरघराने वाला hripav, dahtav lihegő, ziháló mendesis sem er með asma/öndunarörðugleika asmatico; ansimante ぜいぜいいう 숨가쁜 švokščiantis sēcošs berdehit piepend hvesende, pipende, astmatisk dychawiczny ofegante astmatic страдающий одышкой zachrípený, udychčaný sopeč šištav väsande, rosslig, hes ซึ่งหายใจลําบากและมีเสียงดัง hırıltılı 氣喘吁吁的 хворий на астму; хрипкий خرخر کرنے والا tạo ra tiếng khò khè 呼哧呼哧的,气喘声的
ˈwheezily adverb
roggelrig بِضيق تَنَفُّس хриптящо ofegantemente dýchavičně keuchend pibende ασθμαίνοντας, ξεφυσώντας asmáticamente, jadeante hingeldavalt باخس خس vinkuen comme un asthmatique בִּנשִימָה כְבֵדָה घरघराहट के साथ hripavo, dahtavo lihegve dengan mendesis eins og asmasjúklingur affannosamente, ぜいぜいいって 숨가쁘게 švokščiant sēcoši; sēkdams dengan berdehit piepend med pustevansker dychawicznie ofegantemente ca un astmatic с одышкой dýchavične sopeče šištavo väsande, rossligt, hest อย่างหายใจลําบากและมีเสียงดัง hırıltı ile 氣喘吁吁地 хрипло خرخراہٹ کے ساتھ khò khè 呼哧呼哧地,气喘地
ˈwheeziness noun
roggelrigheid ضيق التَّنَفُّس хрипкавост ofegante dýchavičnost das Keuchen det at hive efter vejret ξεφύσημα jadeo, resuello hingeldamine خس خس vinkuvuus caractère asthmatique נְשִימָה כְבֵדָה घरघराहट hripavost, dahtavost ziháló volta vkinek keadaan sengal-sengal það að eiga við öndunarörðugleika að stríða l'ansimare ぜいぜいいうこと 숨가쁨 švokštimas sēkšana nafas yg berdehit gehijg det å ha pustevansker dychawiczność silvo respiraţie grea/astmatică одышка dýchavičnosť sopenje šištavost rosslighet, heshet การหายใจโดยมีเสียงดังฟืดฟาด hırıldama 氣喘吁吁 хриплість خرخرانہ tiếng thở khò khè 呼哧呼哧,气喘状
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wheeze

n sibilancia (form), silbido (en el pecho); vi tener sibilancias, tener silbidos (en el pecho); Have you been wheezing?..¿Ha tenido sibilancias al respirar?..¿Ha tenido silbidos en el pecho?
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All afternoon, wherever one went in the house, one could hear the panting wheeze of the saw or the pleasant purring of the plane.
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"That, Senor, is the place where the news has got to be conveyed without undue delay," he said in an agitated wheeze. "I could, of course, telegraph to our agent in Bayonne who would find a messenger.
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"Did you get my name from him?" pursued my questioner, in a suspicious wheeze.
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He was awakened once from a faint by a wheeze close in his ear.
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But the groan was a full-sized groan, and the cough was but a wheeze.
'Ah!' replied Mr Lillyvick, with another groan; this time not even disguised by a wheeze.
He did nothing but wheeze for a good minute, and when he spoke it was with insinuating civility, in his best English.
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From the total of 94 papers obtained, most of the discarded papers were not related to the discussed automated wheeze detection system.
A survey on automated wheeze detection systems for asthmatic patients
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Air way foreign body aspiration with normal Chest X-ray and CT scan
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