wheeze

Definitions

1. 1.A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
2. 2.(Phon.) 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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration called?
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