Wheeze
Pronunciation : Wheeze
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. whesen, AS. hwsan (cf. Icel. hv?sa to hiss, Sw. hv?sa, Dan. hv?se); akin to AS. hwsta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k. sq. root43. Cf. Husky hoarse.]
Definition : Defn: To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs." Shak.
i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wheeze
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
2. (Phon.)
Defn: An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913