WHEEZY

asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy

(adjective) relating to breathing with a whistling sound

reedy, wheezy

(adjective) having a tone of a reed instrument

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wheezy (comparative wheezier, superlative wheeziest)

That wheezes.

Source: Wiktionary


Wheez"y, a.

Definition: Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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