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Wheeze

/wiːz/

A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

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📖 Definitions of "Wheeze"

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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Wheeze"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
japenoun	A joke or quip.
gagnoun	A joke or other mischievous prank.
jestnoun	To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
jokenoun	Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
laughnoun	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
yaknoun	An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wheeze"

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Word	Definition
gagnoun	A joke or other mischievous prank.
laughnoun	(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
japenoun	A joke or quip.
jestnoun	To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
jokenoun	Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
yaknoun	An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
wheenoun	(intransitive, informal) To cry whee.
whuffnoun	A blowing or puffing noise.
whiffnoun	A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
wheepleverb	(dialect) To whistle.
huff and puffverb	To breathe heavily, especially after rigorous exercise.
whistlenoun	A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
whiznoun	(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.
breatheverb	(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
pipenoun	Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
upwhirrverb	(intransitive, rare) To rise with a whirring sound.
whifflenoun	A short blow or gust.
whuffleverb	(intransitive) To make a low snuffling or blowing sound.
whickernoun	The soft neigh made by a horse.
whoopnoun	A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.