wheeze
/wiːz/
noun
- 1
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- 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
(British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan
- 4
Something very humorous or laughable.
“The new comedy is a wheeze.”
verb
- 1
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
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