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wheezing

ADJECTIVE

breathing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

respiratory

STRONG

gasping inhaling panting

Antonyms

WEAK

breathless dead deceased lifeless

ADJECTIVE

breathless

Synonyms

WEAK

asthmatic blown choking emphysematous exhausted gasping gulping out of breath panting short of breath short-winded spent stertorous winded

Antonyms

WEAK

breathy calm

Example Sentences

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It’s like the quarterback and homecoming queen losing a popularity contest to a wheezing weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

At times, she feels tightness in her chest, and experiences a fit of coughing and wheezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Chests were wheezing, legs cramping, hearts fluttering, rain falling.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

In Texas, Reese Hamsmith awoke one morning in 2020 congested and wheezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

“We need to get to the point,” said Gil, wheezing.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart