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wheezing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr & vb n. {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS hw?san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa to hiss, Sw hv["a]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS hw?sta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto Icel. h?sti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k?s. [root]43. Cf {Husky} hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. ``Wheezing lungs.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wheezing adj : relating to breathing with a whistling sound [syn: {asthmatic}, {wheezy}]
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