adj
Meaning 1
That wheezes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wheezy
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
relating to breathing with a whistling sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: asthmatic, wheezing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having a tone of a reed instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reedy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From wheeze + -y.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: хриптящ (hriptjašt) — that wheezes
- Finnish: vinkuva — that wheezes
- Finnish: pihisevä — that wheezes
- French: asthmatique — that wheezes
- German: engbrüstig — that wheezes
- Greek: ασθματικός (asthmatikós) — that wheezes
- Hungarian: ziháló — that wheezes
- Hungarian: lihegő — that wheezes
- Hungarian: kehes — that wheezes
- Māori: tīmohu — that wheezes
Real reading context