'Wheeze' definitions:

Definition of 'wheeze'

From: WordNet
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

Definition of 'Wheeze'

From: GCIDE
  • Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[=e]san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa to hiss, Sw. hv[aum]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS. hw[=o]sta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k[=a]s. [root]43. Cf. Husky hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Wheeze'

From: GCIDE
  • Wheeze \Wheeze\, n.
  • 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Phon.) 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'wheeze'

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