vi. 喘气

vt. 喘息着说

n. 喘气声, 喘息

[医] 喘鸣

Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[=e]san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa
to hiss, Sw. hv["a]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS. hw[=o]sta
a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti,
Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k[=a]s. [root]43. Cf. {Husky}
hoarse.]
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling
sound, as persons affected with asthma. ``Wheezing lungs.''
--Shak.


Wheeze \Wheeze\, n.
1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult
respiration.

2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce
the hoarse sound known as the ``stage whisper.'' It is a
forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.