wheeze

[US]/wiːz/
[UK]/wiːz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. mit einem pfeifenden oder rasselnden Geräusch atmen
n. ein Geräusch des Keuchens
Word Forms
3. Person Singularwheezes
Partizip Perfektwheezed
Pluralwheezes
Präteritumwheezed
Partizip Präsenswheezing

Phrases & Collocations

wheezing sound

keuchender Laut

Example Sentences

a new wheeze to help farmers.

eine neue Idee, um Landwirte zu unterstützen.

The old locomotive wheezed steam.

Der alte Lokomotive stieß Dampf aus.

The old man managed to wheeze out a few words.

Der alte Mann schaffte es, ein paar Worte herauszupressen.

He has a slight wheeze in his chest.

Er hat ein leichtes Keuchen in der Brust.

he could barely wheeze out his pleas for a handout.

Er konnte kaum sein Flehen um Almosen herauskeuchen.

she wheezed up the hill towards them.

Sie keuchte den Hügel hinauf in ihre Richtung.

the engine coughed, wheezed, and shrieked into life.

Der Motor hustete, keuchte und schrie ans Leben.

Real-world Examples

Pettigrew was still wheezing behind him.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Max, he wheezed, you gave me quite a start.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

The most common symptoms are coughing, chest tightness, getting tired easily, and wheezing.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

" Crookshanks? " wheezed Hermione, bent double, clutching her chest.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Ariana was not a Squib! " wheezed Doge.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Filch the caretaker came wheezing into the room.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Because of narrowing of the windpipes, people can wheeze.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Gendry, " she wheezed. " I have to talk with Gendry" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

One of the most common things we hear is wheezing.

Source: Connection Magazine

They're wheezing, they have shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2023 Collection

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