to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound

Asthma caused him to wheeze.

to make a sound resembling difficult breathing

The old locomotive wheezed into the station.

a wheezing breath or sound.

an old and frequently used joke, saying, story, etc.

verb

buzz , catch one’s breath , cough , gasp , hiss , murmur , pant , puff , rasp , sibilate , snore , whisper , whistle , antic , gag , joke , prank , rale , trick