wheeze out
wheeze out
1. To utter some words with difficulty in a strained, rasping, or whistling voice. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wheeze" and "out." My grandfather wheezed out something to my mother right before he passed away, but I couldn't hear what he said. A man burst into the police station, but he was so out of breath that he could barely wheeze anything out.
2. To emit some noise in a manner resembling such laborious breathing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wheeze" and "out." The old truck wheezes some goofy tune out when you press on the horn. I tried playing the accordion she brought down from the attic, but it was in such bad condition that it could only wheeze out a couple of notes out.
See also: out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wheeze something out
to say something, while wheezing; to say something, using a wheeze for a voice. (As if one is out of breath.) He was out of breath from running and was only able to wheeze a few words out. Liz wheezed out a quick hello.
See also: out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- angle
- angling
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- buy (yourself) time
- buy time
- arrange for
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