| Front | wheeze |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /wiːz/NAmE /wiːz/ verb [intransitive, transitive]to breathe noisily and with difficultyHe was coughing and wheezing all night.+ speech ‘I have a chest infection,’ she wheezed. noun [usually singular]1 the high whistling sound that your chest makes when you cannot breathe easily 2 (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a clever trick or planHe came up with a clever wheeze. |
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