wheeze
verb
[ wiːz ]
• breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.
• "the illness often leaves her wheezing"
wheeze
noun
• a wheezing sound.
• "I talk with a wheeze"
• a clever or amusing scheme, idea, or trick.
• "a new wheeze to help farmers"
Similar:
scheme,
plan,
idea,
tactic,
move,
stratagem,
ploy,
gambit,
device,
manoeuvre,
contrivance,
expedient,
trick,
dodge,
subterfuge,
game,
wile,
ruse,
joke,
prank,
stunt,
shift,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Old Norse hvæsa ‘to hiss’.
