Meaning
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
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