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wheeze

verb as in breathe roughly, heavily

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Example Sentences

Some 41 percent of allergy-free and wheeze-free children had grown up in such allergen and bacteria-rich homes.

Many sniffle and wheeze antidotes are in the list of the 100 most frequently prescribed medications in 2013.

She was so weak in the chest you could hear her wheeze as far as you could see her.

Landry disappeared behind the curtains and in a moment Fred heard the wheeze of an atomizer.

There is every variety of this music, from the low wheeze of the asthmatic, to the stentorian grunt of the corpulent and profound.

I jumped him three times before I could get a fair shot at him, and could hear him wheeze every time I came near him.

I plainly heard the wheeze of blood in its throat, and the sound, like a death-rattle, affected me powerfully.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wheeze, such as: cough, gasp, hiss, puff, snore, and buzz.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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