wheezier
Harder to breathe
Wheezier is the comparative form of wheezy—more inclined to wheeze, or producing more of that high-pitched, labored breathing sound.
His breathing grew wheezier as he climbed the stairs.
Wheezy itself describes someone or something that wheezes, whether from asthma, exertion, or age: a wheezy old radiator.
Having reactive airways
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- raspyRough and grating
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- laboredRequiring great exertion
gasping · bronchial · congested · short-winded · panting · hacking · croupy · phlegmy
asthmatic
Having reactive airways
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- raspyRough and grating
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
labored · gasping · bronchial · congested · short-winded · panting · hacking · croupy · phlegmy · stridor
squeaky
High-pitched and grating
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
clanking · creaky · groaning · noisy · rickety · worn-out · struggling · failing · engine · belts
cornier
More trite and overdone
hackneyed · worn-out · dated · overused · cliched · feeble · lame · predictable · unoriginal · groanworthy