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  1. 1. v. i. To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. breathing with a husky or whistling sound Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. breathe with difficulty Source: wordnet
  7. 7. To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs." Shak. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound,as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs." Shak. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:26/v:74 n. breathing with a husky or whistling sound n. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick v. breathe with difficulty Source: ecdict

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