To pant, gasp for breath, or make a wheezing sound, especially when exerting oneself.
From Scottish/Northern English dialect 'heeze,' likely of imitative origin describing the sound of breathing difficulty, similar to 'wheeze.'
Scottish dialect words like 'heeze' survived because they perfectly capture sounds—once you hear someone heeze with exhaustion, you never forget the word!
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