wheeze

Definition of Wheeze in English :

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Noun

1. wheeze

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

2. wheeze

(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

Example Sentences:
'a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat'

Verb

3. wheeze

breathe with difficulty

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wheeze

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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. British slang

a trick, idea, or plan (esp in the phrase good wheeze)

5. informal

a hackneyed joke or anecdote

Wheeze

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verb intransitiveWord forms: wheezed or ˈwheezing

1.

to breathe hard with a whistling, breathy sound, as in asthma

2.

to make a sound like this

the old organ wheezed

verb transitive

3.

to utter with a sound of wheezing

noun

4.

an act or sound of wheezing

5. Slang

an overworked or trite remark, joke, or gag

Wheeze

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v. wheezed, wheez·ing, wheez·es

v.intr.

1. To breathe with difficulty, producing a hoarse whistling sound.

2. To make a sound resembling laborious breathing.

v.tr.

To produce or utter with a hoarse whistling sound: The old locomotive wheezed steam.

n.

1. A wheezing sound.

2. Informal An old joke.

3. Chiefly British A clever scheme.

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