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wheezing

ADJECTIVE
breathing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms




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It’s like the quarterback and homecoming queen losing a popularity contest to a wheezing weirdo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Some 29% of parents surveyed said their child has had wheezing or breath whistling in the past, most in the last 12 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

At times, she feels tightness in her chest, and experiences a fit of coughing and wheezing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

If infected, a "small but significant proportion" among the immunocompromised will develop more severe disease where the lungs are affected, with wheezing, breathlessness and symptoms of croup.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Or if they weren’t actually feeling sick yet, it was clear to them that with everyone coughing, sneezing, and wheezing all around them, it was only a matter of time.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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