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wheezing

ADJECTIVE
breathing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms




Example Sentences

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If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It's no mean feat, albeit both were a damp squib with Scotland wheezing their way to an early exit on each occasion without really landing a punch on, well, anyone.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

He clutched his undead ribs in wheezing fits of glee.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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