WHEEZE

Wheeze

A wheeze is a continuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing. For wheezes to occur, some part of the respiratory tree must be narrowed or obstructed, or airflow velocity within the respiratory tree must be heightened. Wheezing is commonly experienced by persons with a lung disease; the most common cause of recurrent wheezing is asthma attacks, though it can also be a symptom of lung cancer.

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wheeze

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. An ulterior scheme or plan
  4. Something very humorous or laughable.
    The new comedy is a wheeze.
    You think you're going to win? That's a real wheeze!

Verb

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


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