Synonyms for wheeze
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- v. 1
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
If the air smelled even faintly of dog, Lionel coughed, wheezed and sneezed.
Example sentences
- breathing I shot the horse because it had trouble breathing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wheeze | rising | |
| breathing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- joke1
- 7 letters
- breathe1
- 9 letters
- breathing2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (breathing2 = 2 syllables).