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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wheeze Wheeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw?san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa to hiss, Sw. hv["a]sa, Dan. hv[ae]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. ``Wheezing lungs.'' --Shak.