Pronunciation: /wiz/
noun a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to a narrowed or obstructed airway
A1 The child let out a wheeze after running around the playground.
A2 She could hear a wheeze coming from the old man as he struggled to breathe.
B1 The doctor diagnosed the patient's wheeze as a symptom of asthma.
B2 The wheeze in his chest indicated a possible respiratory infection.
C1 The wheeze in her breathing was a sign of the chronic lung condition she had.
C2 Despite the medication, the persistent wheeze in his chest was a cause for concern.
verb to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound
A1 When I run too fast, I start to wheeze.
A2 She wheezed after climbing up the stairs.
B1 The child wheezed loudly due to his asthma.
B2 The athlete began to wheeze as he reached the finish line.
C1 The old man wheezed as he struggled to catch his breath.
C2 Despite his fitness level, he still wheezed during intense workouts.
formal The patient began to wheeze after the allergic reaction.
informal I couldn't stop wheezing after laughing so hard.
slang He was wheezing like crazy after running up the stairs.
figurative The old car wheezed its way up the steep hill.
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