1syllable
wheeze
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Definitions ofwheeze
1noun
- A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
- (British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan
- Something very humorous or laughable.
Example: "The new comedy is a wheeze."
1verb
- To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
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