wheeze

  1. Noun.  A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
  2. Noun.  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. Noun.  (British, slang) An ulterior scheme or plan .
  4. Noun.  (slang) Something very humorous or laughable.
  5. Verb.  To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

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