wheezy (adj.)

1818, from wheeze + -y (2). Related: Wheezily; wheeziness.

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mid-15c., probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hvoesa "to hiss," Danish hvæse cognate with Old English hwæst "act of blowing," hwosan "to cough," from an imitative root. Related: Wheezed; wheezing. The noun is first recorded 1834.

-y (2)

adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English -ig, from Proto-Germanic *-iga- (source also of Dutch, Danish, German -ig, Gothic -egs), from PIE -(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek -ikos, Latin -icus (see -ic). Originally added to nouns in Old English; used from 13c. with verbs, and by 15c. even with other adjectives (for example crispy).

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Definitions of wheezy

wheezy (adj.)

having a tone of a reed instrument;

Synonyms: reedy

wheezy (adj.)

relating to breathing with a whistling sound;

Synonyms: asthmatic / wheezing

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