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verb

ˈ(h)wēz

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as in to gasp

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty he was wheezing rapidly after a hard run

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noun

as in whistle

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as in cliché

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Verb

Taken together, these factors can lead to children wheezing and experiencing difficulty breathing, leaving them with bluish colored skin from a lack of oxygen. —

Michael Cromer, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 Southampton gave it a good go last season, but ultimately fell short, wheezing over the line with 12. —

Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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Meanwhile, their power play continued to sputter and wheeze, going 0 for 4 as part of a 2-for-34 funk. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025 Everyone understands that smoke causes respiratory problems; all of us cough and wheeze when the air becomes hazardous for weeks at a time. —

Debra Hendrickson, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeze

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Verb

Barker gasped in recognition and delight.

— Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Symptoms of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, resemble a cold, with a cough that usually worsens over weeks and can cause gasping, vomiting and difficulty breathing, the Pasadena Public Health Department said in a statement announcing the outbreak.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026