wheezy

English

Etymology

From wheeze + -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːzi/, /ˈʍiːzi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

wheezy (comparative wheezier, superlative wheeziest)

1. That wheezes.
   • 1942 February, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 61–62:

     A couple of somewhat wheezy Highland "River" class 4-6-0s have succeeded in hauling 450-ton stock trains between Stranraer and Ayr.

Translations

that wheezes

• Bulgarian: хриптящ (bg) (hriptjašt)
• Finnish: vinkuva (fi), pihisevä
• French: asthmatique (fr)
• German: engbrüstig
• Greek: ασθματικός (el) (asthmatikós)
• Hungarian: ziháló (hu), lihegő (hu), kehes (hu)
• Māori: tīmohu

References

• “wheezy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.