Asthma Vocabulary

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.

noun a whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to obstruction of the air passages

verb present participle of the verb 'wheeze', which means to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages

• The patient was wheezing heavily due to an asthma attack.
• I could hear him wheezing from across the room.
• She was wheezing like a broken engine.
• The old car was wheezing its way up the steep hill.