wheeze
verb (used without object)
to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound.
has wheezed
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present perfectof wheeze (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The nation's administrative structure, which has wheezed along with little change since Napoleon's time, will be modernized.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Simon has wheezed all night and can hardly breathe."
From Grand-Daddy Whiskers, M.D. by Nellie Mabel Leonard
