Wheeze


verb (used without object), wheezed, wheezing.
1.
to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound:
Asthma caused him to wheeze.
2.
to make a sound resembling difficult breathing:
The old locomotive wheezed into the station.
noun
3.
a wheezing breath or sound.
4.
an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.
verb
1.
to breathe or utter (something) with a rasping or whistling sound
2.
(intransitive) to make or move with a noise suggestive of wheezy breathing
noun
3.
a husky, rasping, or whistling sound or breathing
4.
(Brit, slang) a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)
5.
(informal) a hackneyed joke or anecdote

wheeze (wēz)
v. wheezed, wheez·ing, wheez·es
To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound. n.
A wheezing sound.
wheels

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