wheeze

/wiหz/

IPA: /W IY1 Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

  2. 2

    An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.

  3. 3

    (British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan

  4. 4

    Something very humorous or laughable.

    โ€œThe new comedy is a wheeze.โ€

verb
  1. 1

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

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