Wheeze, v. i.

(hweez), v. i. [imp. & p. p. WHEEZED; p. pr. & vb. n. WHEEZING.] [A-S. hweosan, Icel. hvîsa, vîsa, Sw. hvîsa, Dan. hvîse, to hiss, whiz, hūs, hoarse, rough.] To breathe hard, and with an audible sound, as persons affected with asthma. “Wheezing lungs.” Shak.