wheeze
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respirationA piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
» Tom is wheezing.
Tom keucht. — al_ex_an_der
У Тома одышка. — shanghainese
Том хрипить. — deniko
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5 sensesA piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
Keuchen, Schnaufen, Röcheln
хрипxrip, хрипе́ниеxripénije, сипениеsipenije
breathing with a husky or whistling sound
An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
сценический шёпотsceničeskij šópot
(Ireland, UK, informal)An ulterior scheme or plan.
(slang)Something very humorous or laughable.
The new comedy is a wheeze.
You think you're going to win? That's a real wheeze!
A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
Examples
11 sentencesTom is wheezing.
Том хрипить. — deniko
ruУ Тома одышка. — shanghainese
deTom keucht. — al_ex_an_der
Tom was wheezing.
Stuck without an inhaler, the only thing he could do was wheeze.
Some people cough, wheeze or feel out of breath during or after exercise.
Mary ran like a young gazelle; Tom went panting and wheezing in her wake.
deMaria lief wie eine junge Gazelle; Tom hechelte hinterher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from ProtFrom Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant”).
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