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
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.