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Meanings of wheezing in English

Relating to breathing with a whistling sound.

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Usage of wheezing in English
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One in five young children are affected by asthma and wheezing disorders.
Reuters
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He sat wheezing for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
Hidden Warrior
3
Marsh tried to run after him, but was soon left behind wheezing.
Fevre Dream
4
I stuck my foot into Crawford's side, interrupting a long, wheezing snore.
Extracurricular activities
5
What have you done with the child?' Artyom began wheezing after them.
Metro 2033
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At last we heard a low wheezing noise near the old dam.
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
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Cockroach allergen exposure was likewise a significant predictor for recurrent asthmatic wheezing.
Pubmed
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Multinomial logistic regression estimated associations of probability-weighted wheezing classes with early-life factors.
Pubmed
9
On the other side of the door, she heard Heritas Cant wheezing.
A Cavern of Black Ice
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At that moment my clock began whirring and wheezing and struck seven.
Notes from the Underground
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But he treated the audience to plenty of his trademark wheezing harmonica.
Reuters
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Again there came to Philip's ears the wheezing notes of the accordion.
Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
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I've got a hoarseness and wheezing and sneezing and coughing and choking.
The Life of John Ruskin
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He shuddered uncontrollably, made a few wheezing, sucking sounds, and then stopped.
The Slab
15
They were reeking with perspiration, and their breaths came hard and wheezing.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
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She was wheezing and I felt like I was breathing in fire.
Seven up
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Wheezing through the time
Wheezing across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common