Wheeze

[wiːz] or [wiz]

Definition

(noun.) breathing with a husky or whistling sound.

(noun.) (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; 'a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat'.

(verb.) breathe with difficulty.

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Definition

(v. i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

(n.) A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

(n.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.

Editor: Nettie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Breathe hard.

Checker: Tina

Definition

v.i. to breathe with a hissing sound: to breathe audibly or with difficulty.—n. Wheeze—also Wheez′ing.—adv. Wheez′ily.—v.i. Wheez′le to make wheezy sounds.—adj. Wheez′y.

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