- (n.) A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
- (n.) 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.
- (v.i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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