Category:Wheeze

Wheeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.] Etym: [oe. whesen, as. hwsan (cf. Icel. hvæsa to hiss, sw. hväsa, dan. Hvæse); akin to as. hwsta a cough, d. hoest, g. husten, ohg. huosto, Icel. h, lith. kosti to cough, skr. k. sq. root43. Cf. Husky hoarse.]

Defn: to breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, As persons affected with asthma. "wheezing lungs." Shak.

Wheeze Wheeze, n.

1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

2. (phon.)

Defn: an ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse Sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with Some admixture of tone.