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English Dictionary: Wheezed by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[?]san (cf. Icel. hv[91]sa to
      hiss, Sw. hv[84]sa, Dan. hv[91]se); akin to AS. hw[?]sta a
      cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[?]sti, Lith.
      kosti to cough, Skr. k[?]s. [root]43. Cf. {Husky} hoarse.]
      To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling
      sound, as persons affected with asthma. [bd]Wheezing
      lungs.[b8] --Shak.
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