wheeze
verb (used without object)
to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound.
is wheezing
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present progressiveof wheeze (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The city’s landfill is a major environmental hazard, and the municipal budget is wheezing under about $107 million in public debt.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
Your baby is wheezing, on the verge of an asthma attack.
From Time ● Nov. 3, 2011
Jean, who is wheezing terribly, is one of many children that have been brought to the orphanage's door since last January's earthquake.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2011
One member of our group is wheezing and says she cannot keep up.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2010
If Mr. Jones notices that old Bill is wheezing a bit, as if he'd had a warm run of it, please explain how it happened, Thad.
From The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey by Donald Ferguson
