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The correct spelling is wheezes.
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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.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.
verb
- 1.To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
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