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Meaning of wheezes

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wheezes

noun

Definitions

  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.

    Example: The new comedy is a wheeze.

verb

Definitions

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