wheeze
Labored airway whistle
A wheeze is a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing, typically caused by narrowed airways: The doctor heard a wheeze in her chest.
To wheeze is to breathe with such a sound, often from asthma, illness, or exertion.
Figuratively, old machinery may wheeze.
In British slang, a wheeze is a clever scheme or joke: a good wheeze for making money.
Sudden sharp breath
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- pantBreathe in labored gasps
- wheezinessStrained, noisy respiration
- breathAir taken in
inhale · exhale · airway · lungs · respiratory · bronchi · chest · labored
Coarse shaping tool
- rattleShaking sound maker
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- hissSharp sibilant sound
- squeakShort, shrill cry
creak · groan · high-pitched · reedy · sibilant · breathy · hoarse · throaty
Portable respiratory medication device
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
airways · constriction · inflammation · bronchitis · emphysema · COPD · allergens · spirometry
Calculated deceptive tactic
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- trickDeliberate deception
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
con · racket · scam · dodge · swindle · stratagem · hustle · stunt
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- windedShort of breath
- pantingRapid labored breathing
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
overexertion · exhausted · strained · spent · labored · huffing · struggling · tired
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- pantBreathe in labored gasps
- wheezinessStrained, noisy respiration
breath · inhale · exhale · airway · lungs · respiratory · bronchi · chest · labored · rattling
rasp
Coarse shaping tool
squeak · creak · groan · high-pitched · reedy · sibilant · breathy · hoarse · throaty · noisy
inhaler
Portable respiratory medication device
- bronchodilatorMedication widening lung passages
- albuterolBronchodilator for asthma
- nebulizerMist-making breathing apparatus
flare-up · airways · constriction · inflammation · bronchitis · emphysema · COPD · allergens · spirometry · pulmonary
ploy
Calculated deceptive tactic
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- trickDeliberate deception
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
ruse · con · racket · scam · dodge · swindle · stratagem · hustle · stunt · angle
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- windedShort of breath
- pantingRapid labored breathing
gasping · overexertion · exhausted · strained · spent · labored · huffing · struggling · tired · drained
cackle
Harsh, shrill laugh
chuckle · guffaw · snort · laugh · hilarious · funny · breathless · gasping · tears · hysterical
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- inhalationinhale, breath, breaths, deep breath, gasp
- body soundsheart sounds, heart murmur, sneeze, heartbeat, dub
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- Respiratory Problemsasthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, emphysema
wheezespeak clearly
Articulate with precision
project · boom · resonate · articulate · enunciate
wheezing, wheezy, wheezes, wheezed, wheezer, wheezier, wheeziest, wheezers, wheezings