Airway Obstruction Indicators

noun a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to a narrowed or obstructed airway

verb to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound

• The patient began to wheeze after the allergic reaction.
• I couldn't stop wheezing after laughing so hard.
• He was wheezing like crazy after running up the stairs.
• The old car wheezed its way up the steep hill.