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wheeze

To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.

Mrs. Hearty began to shake and wheeze with laughter, and Millie stood looking at Bindle.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

Origin: From , perhaps from , ultimately from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Regular photo's of Farage, pint in hand...'Man of the People' Johnson getting pissed in ltaly wth Russians...' Oh, what a jolly wheeze' Outright sexist & classist hypocrisy. Looking at you Dan Hodges. Wanker”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I GOT CASINO AND CLOTHING TOO the bowling is where i was like HOW??? but i dont bowl often so wheeze”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I think something like that would definitely make one wheeze”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “*let's out a tiny wheeze laugh* Connor hit the Crazy Frog voice with little effort”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Hahahahahahahahaahahaaha *gasp* Bwahahahaahahahahahahahahhahaahhahaahahahhahaahha *wheeze* Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahhahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(slang) To convulse with laughter; to become breathless due to intense laughing.

: If the air smelled even faintly of dog, Lionel coughed, wheezed and sneezed.
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