"wheeze" in the noun sense

1. wheeze

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

2. wheeze

Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

"a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"

"wheeze" in the verb sense

1. wheeze

breathe with difficulty

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