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wheeze

1. wheeze \'hwe-z, 'we-z\ vi [ME whesen, prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON 
   hvsa to hiss]; akin to OE hw-st action of blowing, L queri to 
   complain 1: to breathe with difficulty usu. with a whistling sound  2: to 
   make a sound resembling that of wheezing 
2. wheeze n 1: a sound of wheezing  2a: a stage joke esp. when often 
   repeated and widely known  2b: a trite saying or witticism