American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wheeze
IPA transcription: ['wiz]
Pronunciation variants: ['wiz][h'wiz]
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Noun
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breathing with a husky or whistling sound
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(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
“a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat”
Verb
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breathe with difficulty
Usage examples
- "Just run through that wheeze again, Jeeves," I said thoughtfully.