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wheeze

[hweez, weez] / ʰwiz, wiz /


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Her condition has become more manageable, but the 27-year-old said it’s still scary when her chest tightens and she starts to wheeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Like the sound of a false leg, upon which every step becomes a little wheeze.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

After 28 days, respiratory symptoms of cough, wheeze, breathlessness and sputum were found to be better with benralizumab.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Alesya’s dog really does wheeze when it walks.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

Heaving, breathing in and out, each breath twinged with a high-pitched wheeze.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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