wheezer Definition

wheeze
verb wheezed, wheezing

intr
1. To breathe in a laboured way with a gasping or rasping noise, when suffering from a lung infection, etc.

Thesaurus: gasp, cough, rasp.
2. To speak, or attempt to speak, with such a sound.

noun

1. A wheezing breath or sound.
2. colloq
A bright idea; a clever scheme.

Derivative: wheezer
noun

Derivative: wheezy
adj

Derivative: wheezily
adverb

Derivative: wheeziness
noun

Etymology: 15c: from Norse hvæza to hiss.