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verb | noun wheezewheeze1 /wiz/ verb ETYMOLOGYwheeze1Origin: 1400-1500 Probably from a Scandinavian language VERB TABLEwheeze |
Present | I, you, we, they | wheeze | | he, she, it | wheezes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wheezed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wheezed | | he, she, it | has wheezed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wheezed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wheeze | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wheezed |
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Present | I | am wheezing | | he, she, it | is wheezing | | you, we, they | are wheezing | Past | I, he, she, it | was wheezing | | you, we, they | were wheezing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wheezing | | he, she, it | has been wheezing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wheezing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wheezing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wheezing |
THESAURUSair► breathe to take air into your lungs and send it out again: My eyes began to sting, and I couldn’t breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. ► take a breath to take air into your lungs: Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds. ► inhale formal to breathe in air, smoke, or gas: Try not to inhale the fumes from the glue. ► exhale formal to breathe air, smoke, etc. out through your mouth and nose: The doctor asked him to exhale normally while she listened to his lungs. ► be short of breath (also be out of breath) to have difficulty breathing, often after exercising or because you are sick: After walking up the stairs, my father was short of breath. ► gasp (also gasp for breath/air) to breathe quickly and loudly, because you are having difficulty getting enough air: People ran from the smoky building gasping for breath. ► wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, usually because you are sick: The pollen in the air was making me wheeze and itch. ► pant to breathe quickly with short breaths, in the way that dogs do: The dog sat outside, panting in the hot sun. ► snore to breathe noisily through your mouth and nose while you sleep: He snores so loudly that I hear it in the next room. ► sigh to breathe out loudly and slowly because you are disappointed, tired, or you are beginning to relax: She sighed with relief as she walked out of the exam room. ► hyperventilate to breathe too hard and fast because you are anxious or sick: Before the competition, she started to hyperventilate. 1[intransitive] to breathe with difficulty, making a whistling sound in your throat and chest ► see thesaurus at breathe2[transitive] to say something while you are breathing with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest3[intransitive] to make a high noise that sounds like wheezing verb | noun wheezewheeze2 noun [countable] 1the act or sound of wheezing2an old joke that no one thinks is funny anymore |