wheeze (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /wiːz/
Definition
wheeze means a piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The new comedy is a wheeze.
The article uses wheeze to mean a piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
The teacher asked students to find wheeze in the reading.
How to Use wheeze
- a/the wheeze (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a wheeze."
- wheeze in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked wheeze in context before translating it."
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