breathe vs wheeze

breathe is not a noun while wheeze is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathe	No	No	Yes	No
wheeze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wheeze is a hyponym of breathe; that is, wheeze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breathe:

breathe (noun)	wheeze (noun)
	breathing with a husky or whistling sound
	(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

breathe (verb)	wheeze (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	breathe with difficulty
expel (gases or odors)
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
utter or tell
manifest or evince
impart as if by breathing
be alive
allow the passage of air through