Clues for the word "WHEEZE"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 50 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on August 17, 2026.
Definition of wheeze
- v. i. - To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
- n. - A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- n. - An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
Referring Clues
- Old joke
- Breath laboriously
- Breathe noisily
- Asthma symptom
- Breathe laboriously
- Allergy symptom
- Suffer from asthma
- Breathe with difficulty
- Pant and puff
- Breathing noise
- Gasp
- Huff and puff
- Breathe with effort
- Breath with a whistling sound
- A crafty trick!
- Breath with difficulty
- Chest whistle - spiffing plan
- Idea - breathe badly
- Noisy breathing
- Struggle for breath - cunning plan
- Breathe with difficulty - gag
- Breathe with difficulty - idea
- Cunning plan (informal)
- Breathe with difficulty, that's the trick
- Clever trick
- Breathe with difficulty and gag
- Strained inspiration to produce a joke
- Bad bagpipe sound, figuratively
- Inhaler for this? That's a good idea
- Passes water hearing struggle for breath
- Wizard joke makes one gasp for breath
- Caper
- Gets relief from hearing joke
- Unfortunate windy sound on loo, girl may be heard?
- Allergy sound
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - August 17, 2026
- LA Times - June 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 04, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 06, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - January 31, 2018
- Evening Standard Easy - November 22, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - November 17, 2017
- Guardian Quiptic - June 05, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - December 14, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - September 28, 2016
- Guardian Quick - September 06, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - July 06, 2016
- Guardian Quick - May 24, 2016
- Guardian Quick - August 07, 2015
- Chronicle of Higher Education - December 12, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 29, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 28, 2014
- New York Times - February 05, 2014
- Washington Post - October 15, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 14, 2013
- I Swear Crossword - December 14, 2012
- Guardian Quick - October 23, 2012
- Guardian Quick - October 11, 2011
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 09, 2011
- USA Today - July 08, 2011
- Universal - May 27, 2011
- Universal - December 09, 2010
- New York Times - November 27, 2010
- And in 20 more crossword puzzles...