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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

And next stop is the Old Firm game at Ibrox, which both clubs pant and wheeze towards.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 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

But three days into a string of seven-hour rehearsals, her voice collapsed, the high notes so long her hallmark dissolving into a pitchy wheeze.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

He turns to look at me as I wheeze, a surprised expression on his face.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott