Wheeze (Verb)
Meaning
Breathe with difficulty.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The old man began to wheeze as he climbed the stairs, his worn-out lungs struggling for air.
- The asthma attack caused her to wheeze loudly, and she quickly reached for her inhaler.
- After running for a few miles, he started to wheeze due to the smog and pollution in the air.
- His heavy smoking habit had caused his lungs to deteriorate to the point where he would wheeze every time he exerted himself.
- The small child wheezed and coughed as she tried to breathe through the mask that was covering her face.