n.

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

(Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick

"a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"

Wheezes
Wheezes
CRACKLES AND WHEEZES
Analysis of wheezes using wavelet higher order spectral features.
Forced expiratory wheezes are a manifestation of airway flow limitation
Flutter in collapsible tubes: a theoretical model of wheezes.
Time-frequency detection and analysis of wheezes during forced exhalation.
Spectral content of forced expiratory wheezes during air, He, and SF6 breathing in normal humans
Critical pressures required for generation of forced expiratory wheezes
Flutter in flow-limited collapsible tubes: a mechanism for generation of wheezes