wheezed
past simple and past participle ofwheeze
wheeze
verb[I]
uk/wiːz/us/wiːz/to make a high,roughnoisewhilebreathingbecause of somebreathingdifficulty:
I couldheartheoldman behind me wheezing.
Iknowwhen I've beensmokingtoo much because Istartto wheeze when Irunfor atrain.
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- footstep
- grumble
- hiccup
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- snort
- wheeze
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn
Examplesofwheezed
wheezed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Wilson slowly improved but his chest rattled andwheezedfor some hours.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He also suffered pulmonary disability in that hewheezedand became short of breath on the slightest effort.
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- exhausted
- exhaust emission
- exhaust fan
- exhaust-fan
- exhaust fumes
- exhaust gas
- exhaustible
- exhausting
- exhaustion
- exhaustive
- exhaustive account
- exhaustive description
- exhaustive investigation
- exhaustive investigation
- exhaustive list
- exhaustively
- exhaustive research
- exhaustive review
- exhaustive search
- exhaustive study
- exhaustive survey
- exhaust manifold
- exhaust nozzle
- exhaust pipe
- exhaust-pipe