wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
ਅਰਥ
breathe with a whistling sound
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|body
|medicine
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
2
sípolás
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
ਅਰਥ
whistling sound while breathing
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|body
|medicine
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
ਨਾਂਵ
C1
INFORMAL
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
ਅਰਥ
clever or amusing scheme
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily_life
|communication
|humor
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
ਅਰਥ
speak in a weak, breathy voice
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|health
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
wheeze (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”