An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
An ulterior scheme or plan.
An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper"; a forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.
Something very humorous or laughable.
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.
A sound that resembles a human wheezing.
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
To convulse with laughter; to become breathless due to intense laughing.
To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.