wheezily
1
7.8
With a short high sound when someone breathes hard
- adverb
- /ˈwiːzɪli/
:
con sibilancias
- He wheezily called for help after accidentally inhaling some dust.
Examples
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"Fourteen," he replied, wheezily.
Blog text (19) -
[laughs wheezily] -
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The old man calls out to Trevor wheezily.
Fiction book (2002) -
That's why we get the big bucks, right? The last echoing notes died wheezily into silence.
Fiction book (2000) -
[Coughs wheezily]
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-[Dorn laughs wheezily]
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After running up the hill, she spoke to me wheezily, struggling to catch her breath.
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The old dog lay on the porch, breathing wheezily as it enjoyed the warm sun.
Synonyms
wheezingly
vswheezily
1
9.1
With short, noisy breaths because it is hard to breathe
is the same in meaning but uses the other adverb ending
windedly
vswheezily
9.1
In a way that shows a person is breathing hard after effort or shock
is about a breathing sound rather than being out of breath from effort
Antonyms
How Wheezy
Surface Forms
wheezily positive
Morphology
Etymology
Wheezily comes from the sound-word wheeze, which copies a short, strained breathing sound, and the ending -ly turns it into an adverb. So wheezily means 'in a wheezing way', for example breathing or speaking with a tight, raspy sound.