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WHEEZY

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 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: wheezier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: wheeziest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to breathing with a whistling soundplay

Synonyms:

asthmatic; wheezing; wheezy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

wheeze (breathing with a husky or whistling sound)

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having a tone of a reed instrumentplay

Synonyms:

reedy; wheezy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)

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