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wheeze

/wˈiz/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. breathing with a husky or whistling sound
  2. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick
    “a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat”

verb

  1. breathe with difficulty

Words that rhyme with wheeze

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