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Wheeziness

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Noun

1. wheeziness

presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wheeziness

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verb
1. 
to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
2. (intransitive)
to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
noun
3. 
a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
4. British slang
a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)
5. informal
a hackneyed joke or anecdote

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Wheeziness

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verb intransitiveWord forms: wheezed or ˈwheezing
1. 
to breathe hard with a whistling, breathy sound, as in asthma
2. 
to make a sound like this
the old organ wheezed
verb transitive
3. 
to utter with a sound of wheezing
noun
4. 
an act or sound of wheezing
5.  Slang
an overworked or trite remark, joke, or gag

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wheeziness

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adj. wheez·i·er, wheez·i·est
1. Given to wheezing.
2. Producing a wheezing sound.

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