WHEEZES

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Definition

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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