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noun

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The correct spelling is wheezes. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. For example: "The new comedy is a wheeze."

Usage Examples

The new comedy is a wheeze.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
  2. 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. 3.(British, Irish) An ulterior scheme or plan
  4. 4.Something very humorous or laughable.

verb

  1. 1.To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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