wheeze Synonyms & Antonyms
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Wheeze as a Verb
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
To convulse with laughter; to become breathless due to intense laughing.
To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.
Wheeze as a Noun
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
An ulterior scheme or plan.
Something very humorous or laughable.
The new comedy is a wheeze.
A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
(British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan
Wheeze in a Sentence
The new comedy is a wheeze.
You think you're going to win? That's a real wheeze!
Word Forms & Grammar
wheeze (third-person singular simple present wheezes, present participle wheezing, simple past and past participle wheezed)
wheeze (plural wheezes)
Words That Rhyme With Wheeze
Origin of Wheeze
From Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant”).
Wheeze at a Glance
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /(h)wiːz/ |
| Meaning | To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma |
| Plural | wheezes |
| Verb forms | wheezes, wheezing, wheezed |
Questions People Ask About Wheeze
Is wheeze a verb or a noun?
Wheeze is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is the plural of wheeze?
The plural of wheeze is wheezes.
What is the past tense of wheeze?
The past tense of wheeze is wheezed. The present participle is wheezing.