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wheeze
wiːz
verb
charczeć
Also
sapaćświszczeć
Definition
To breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, typically as a symptom of asthma or other respiratory condition.
Examples
He started to wheeze after running up the stairs, a sign of his asthma.
Zaczął charczeć po wbiegnięciu po schodach, co było oznaką jego astmy.
The old engine wheezed and coughed before finally starting up.
Stary silnik sapał i kaszlał, zanim w końcu odpalił.
Collocations
start to wheezewheeze for breathwheeze and cough
noun
świst
Also
charczenie(n)
Definition
A whistling or rattling sound in the chest caused by difficult breathing.
Examples
The doctor listened carefully to the wheeze in his lungs.
Lekarz uważnie słuchał świstu w jego płucach.
He let out a little wheeze of laughter, finding the joke amusing.
Wydał z siebie cichy świst śmiechu, uznając żart za zabawny.
Collocations
a slight wheezea chest wheeze
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