WHEEZES

Noun

wheezes

plural of wheeze

Verb

wheezes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wheeze

Source: Wiktionary

WHEEZE

Wheeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wheezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Wheezing.] Etym: [OE. whesen, AS. hwsan (cf. Icel. hvæsa to hiss, Sw. hväsa, Dan. hvæse); akin to AS. hwsta a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h, Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k. sq. root43. Cf. Husky hoarse.]

Definition: To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs." Shak.

Wheeze, n.

1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

2. (Phon.)

Definition: An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition