breathing vs wheeze

wheeze vs breathing

breathing and wheeze both are nouns.

breathing is an adjective but wheeze is not an adjective.

breathing is not a verb while wheeze is a verb.

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

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

breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
wheeze: breathing with a husky or whistling sound

Other hyponyms of breathing include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, second wind.

breathing (noun)	wheeze (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	breathing with a husky or whistling sound
	(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

breathing (adjective)	wheeze (adjective)
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

breathing (verb)	wheeze (verb)
	breathe with difficulty

Difference between breathing and wheeze

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