wheezy

[hwee-zee, wee-]

adjective

wheezier, wheeziest 

1. afflicted with or characterized by wheezing.

   wheezy breathing.

Other Word Forms

• wheezily adverb
• wheeziness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheezy¹

First recorded in 1810–20; wheeze + -y ¹

Example Sentences

While perfectly decent, “A Complete Unknown” is the kind of routine rock biopic that’s begun to sound as wheezy as a junk-shop accordion.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was this stoic guy and then he started playing D&D and was like —” Curry broke into a wheezy, garbled voice, “—’I’m a goblin!’

From Seattle Times

One day last October, she started feeling wheezy with a tight chest, but by the evening her breathing was much better, and she went to bed after a long shower.

From BBC

We’ve all been a little sleepy the past couple of years, along with wheezy, sneezy, achy and anxious.

From Washington Post

She’s grown up, somewhat, and when wheezy old Viserys showed up at her house, she had to be thinking she dodged a bullet by not marrying him back when she was 12.

From New York Times