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Wheeze

To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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Breathe 76% connected

To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

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Breathing 76% connected

of Breathe

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Respiration 76% connected

The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.

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Respire 76% connected

To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Strategy 76% connected

The science of military command, or the science of projecting campaigns and directing great military movements; generalship.

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Suspire 76% connected

To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe.

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Ventilation 76% connected

The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is pure, in any inclosed place, as a…

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Wheezy 74% connected

Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wheezy 74% connected

Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used also figuratively.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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