1. a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing, especially when having difficulty breathing
Usage: medical

1. breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, typically due to obstruction in the air passages

Examples

• The doctor could hear wheezing in the patient’s lungs.
• His wheezing got worse during allergy season.
• She was wheezing after running up the stairs.
• The old man sat wheezing in his chair.
• Asthma often causes wheezing and shortness of breath.
• The child’s wheezing kept her parents awake at night.
• He started wheezing whenever he was around cats.