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Röcheln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choking noun The condition of having the airway blocked, making breathing difficult or impossible.
  • wheeze verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.

Senses

Röcheln is used for these senses in English:

  • choking The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breathe.
  • wheeze A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
  • wheeze To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

wheeze — full definition

  1. verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.
  2. noun A whistling, rasping sound made when breathing with difficulty.

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