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  • present participle of wheeze.

wheezing

ADJECTIVE
breathing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms




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

Some 29% of parents surveyed said their child has had wheezing or breath whistling in the past, most in the last 12 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

A marine who lives near the crash site told Fox News he heard a "strange whistling wheezing noise" followed by a "boom and a shake in the house".

From BBC • May 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

He clapped and erupted in his wheezing, nasally laugh, the one that was super contagious.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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