wheeze
verb (used without object)
to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound.
was wheezing
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past progressiveof wheeze.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At five months old this is Oscar's first winter and his first trip to A&E. His mum brought him in because he was wheezing and struggling to breathe.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
On Friday morning, the boy was wheezing and Dunn said he gave him more cough medicine.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Or anytime last month, when Meyer’s offense was wheezing out an average of less than 10 points a game en route to losing five in a row.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
The pangram from Friday’s Spelling Bee was wheezing.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
It had been a while since Lice Peeking had pedaled a bike, and he was wheezing by the time we got to the house.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
