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wheezy

/ˈwiːzi/

wheezy adjective: that wheezes.

Adjective

wheezy (comparative wheezier, superlative wheeziest)

  1. That wheezes.
    • A couple of somewhat wheezy Highland "River" class 4-6-0s have succeeded in hauling 450-ton stock trains between Stranraer and Ayr.1942 February, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 61–62

Forms of wheezy

comparativewheezier
superlativewheeziest

Origin of wheezy

From wheeze + -y.

Words formed from wheezy

Questions about wheezy

What does wheezy mean?
Wheezy means that wheezes.
What part of speech is wheezy?
Wheezy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wheezy?
Wheezy is pronounced /ˈwiːzi/.

Words near wheezy in the dictionary

  1. wheezily
  2. wheeziness
  3. wheezing
  4. wheezingly
  5. wheezings
  6. wheezy
  7. wheft
  8. whefts
  9. whekau
  10. whekaus
  11. wheki

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