Definition of: wheeze

(hwēz) v.t. & v.i. wheezed, wheez·ing
To breathe or utter with a husky, whistling sound.
—noun
1. A wheezing sound.
2. A whispering sound so exaggerated as to give rise to the sound popularly called a “stage whisper.”
3. Colloq. A popular tale, saying, or trick, especially an ancient one. [Prob. <ON hvæsa hiss]
—wheez′er noun
—wheez′ing·ly adverb