wheezing

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Thân thiện

The old man is wheezing after climbing the stairs.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by breathing with a whistling or hoarse sound: Describes a respiratory sound, often high-pitched, that occurs when air flows through narrowed airways. It is commonly associated with conditions like asthma, allergies, or respiratory infections.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The doctor listened to the patient's wheezing lungs. (The doctor listened to the patient's lungs, which were making a whistling sound.)
  • After running in the cold air, he had a wheezing cough. (After running in the cold air, he had a cough accompanied by a hoarse, whistling sound.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Clinical Context: Used to describe a specific symptom or clinical sign.
  • The wheezing sound was audible even without a stethoscope. (The whistling breathing sound could be heard even without medical equipment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Wheeze (verb): To breathe with a whistling or hoarse sound.
  • He began to wheeze after the intense exercise.
• Wheeze (noun): The whistling sound itself.
  • A persistent wheeze can be a sign of asthma.

Synonyms

• Whistling (when referring to the sound quality of breathing).
• Rattling (can imply a coarser, phlegmy sound, but is sometimes used in similar contexts).

Related Phrases

• Wheezing breath: A breath that produces a wheezing sound.
  • She took a deep, wheezing breath.
• Wheezing sound: Directly describes the auditory characteristic.
  • The wheezing sound from his chest was concerning.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to breathing with a whistling sound

Từ đồng nghĩa

• asthmatic
• wheezy