wheeze vs respire

wheeze is a noun but respire is not a noun.

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

As verbs, respire is a hypernym of wheeze; that is, respire is a word with a broader meaning than wheeze:

Other hypernyms of wheeze include breathe, suspire, take a breath.

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

wheeze (verb)	respire (verb)
breathe with difficulty	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
	undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
	breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety