English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Wheeze

Wheeze (v. i.)

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

Wheeze (n.)

A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

Wheeze (n.)

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.