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Wheeze

Wheeze Meaning & Definition
Wheeze Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wheeze?

[n] breathing with a husky or whistling sound
[n] a humorous anecdote or remark
[v] breathe with difficulty

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wheeze: gag | jape | jest | joke | laugh | yak

Related Terms | Find terms related to Wheeze:

See Also | belly laugh | blue joke | blue story | breathe | breathing | dirty joke | dirty story | ethnic joke | external respiration | funny story | gag line | good story | howler | humor | humour | in-joke | laugh line | one-liner | punch line | respiration | respire | riot | scream | shaggy dog story | sick joke | sidesplitter | sight gag | suspire | tag line | take a breath | thigh-slapper | ventilation | visual joke | wit | witticism | wittiness | wow

Wheeze In Webster's Dictionary

\Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw?san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa to hiss, Sw. hv["a]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS. hw?sta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h?sti, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k?s. [root]43. Cf. {Husky} hoarse.] To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. ``Wheezing lungs.'' --Shak.
\Wheeze\, n. 1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. 2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the ``stage whisper.'' It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.

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