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WHEEZY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to breathing with a whistling sound
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Derivation:
wheeze (breathing with a husky or whistling sound)
wheeziness (presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a tone of a reed instrument
Synonyms:
reedy; wheezy
Classified under:
Similar:
noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)
