wheeze 1 of 2

as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty he was wheezing rapidly after a hard run

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wheeze

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noun

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Recent Examples of wheeze
Verb
This causes children to wheeze and have all sorts of noisy breathing. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 The Heat, wheezing into town after a double-overtime loss in Sacramento the night before, didn’t have Jimmy Butler and beat the Warriors by 16 points, capping a 3-3 homestand that felt more disastrous than decent considering context. Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Orlok cuts a formidable figure made even more disconcerting by his constant wheeze, rolling R’s and guttural dialogue. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 Their latest wheeze to raise money is getting their caterers to invest. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wheeze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeze
Verb
  • Hunt briefly shook, gasped and raised his head off the gurney.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2025
  • These teens were sometimes gasping and talking to the screen, laughing at points, fully immersed, fully relating, even feeling nostalgic for TikTok trends that were popping three years ago.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • By the time the half-time whistle had been blown, England were leading 5-0, Beever-Jones had completed her hat-trick, Hampton had yet to lay a glove on the ball and the backspace key was taking an absolute hammering.
    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • However, referee Thomas Bramall blew his whistle, on the reasonable basis that, from his angle, Bayindir had two hands on the ball, which, by the laws of soccer, would mean Rogers had committed a foul.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the 100-percent, double-weave cotton feels light on the skin, giving even your best pair of comfy pajama pants a run for its money.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
  • Timothée Chalamet Timothée Chalamet wears the Visa CashApp Racing Bulls team kit shirt and Chrome Hearts pants with Timberland Boots.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Rushing by in whooshes of chapters named after Pagnol’s numerous famous plays and films, Chomet conveys in textbook fashion that this is a life worthy of memoir, and worthy of the pleasant story device of little Marcel guiding big Marcel.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
  • Sixty minutes from busy freeways to lush fairways, from the whoosh of traffic to whispering surf A southern California vacation can be a whirlwind affair, what with the encircling ring of still-life highways clogged by road-ragers at any and all hours of the day.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a warmth to the movie that makes its cliches feel earned, not lazy.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Wilson delivered platitudes and cliches at the podium, but ultimately so far, the offense’s play has not been anywhere close to good enough in the open practices thus far.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • There is one exterior zip pocket that fits my iPhone for easy access.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 June 2025
  • The 26-year-old hit the ground running after joining Manchester City in January, scoring eight goals across all competitions for Pep Guardiola’s side, adding real zip to an inconsistent front line.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The state uses a three-drug protocol of etomidate, rocuronium bromide and potassium acetate.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • But behind such vague bromides are specific national qualities that social scientists can identify and measure.
    Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
Noun
  • The Nike swoosh, Nadal’s Bull, and Federer's monogram are recognizable without words.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • At the climax of the show, drones formed an arc and lit up one by one to look like the swoosh of a shooting star before the castle below them transformed into the crystalline centerpiece of the upcoming Abu Dhabi park.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

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“Wheeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeze. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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