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[ hwyoo ] / ʰwyu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whew ON THESAURUS.COM
interjection(a whistling exclamation or sound expressing astonishment, dismay, relief, etc.) Origin of whewFirst recorded in 1505–15; imitative Words nearby whewwhet, whether, whether or not, whet one's appetite, whetstone, whew, whewellite, whey, wheyey, wheyface, wheyish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whew“Whew, that guy,” says Jerry wearily, rising to go out front for his set with the New Riders. The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known|Ed McClanahan|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “But whew,” he says, making a whistling sound and sweeping his hand over his head. Tea Party’s Next Targets|Daniel Stone, Eleanor Clift|August 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST So—whew—the bleeding seems finally to have been staunched, three months after BP stabbed its hole in the bottom of the sea. The Real Environmental Disaster|Bill McKibben|July 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Then as she dropped the oars for a second she drank in three long breaths of air to at last release a long drawn “Whew!” Witches Cove|Roy J. Snell
And spends my money, too, on scientific rescue work among women who—whew! What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes "Whew," he whistled as he glanced up and saw her at the little window of the attic. Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers Whew—— "Señor of all the domains, fiefs, keeps and marshes of Warren of Kentucky—" The Ghost Breaker|Paul Dickey She drew it out, hastily unrolled it until she saw that a dark plaster lay in the middle, then, with a "Whew!" Shoulder-Straps|Henry Morford
British Dictionary definitions for whew
interjectionan exclamation or sharply exhaled breath expressing relief, surprise, delight, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whewgosh, well, dear me, gee whiz, gesundheit, golly, goodness gracious, phew |