/ Dictionary / Index W wheeze: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wheeze Pronunciation: (hwēz, wēz), [key] — v., n. wheezed, wheez•ing, —v.i. to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze. to make a sound resembling difficult breathing: The old locomotive wheezed into the station. —n. a wheezing breath or sound. an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wheeze (Thesaurus) wheen wheezy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: confectionery Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language