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wheezy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective wheezy has 2 senses
- wheezy(s = adj.all) reedy - having a tone of a reed instrument; Array
- wheezy(s = adj.all) asthmatic, wheezing - relating to breathing with a whistling sound; Array Derived forms noun wheeze1, noun wheeziness1
CIDE DICTIONARY
wheezy, a.
Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
wheezy
Sibilation
N sibilance, sibilation, zip, hiss, sternutation, high note, goose, serpent, snake (animal sounds), insect, bug, bee, mosquito, wasp, fly, tea kettle, pressure cooker, air valve, pressure release valve, safety valve, tires, air escaping from tires, punctured tire, escaping steam, steam, steam radiator, steam release valve, sibilant, hissing, wheezy, sternutative.
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