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Meaning of "whew" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHEW

whew  [hwjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whew is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES WHEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whew in the English dictionary

The definition of whew in the dictionary is an exclamation or sharply exhaled breath expressing relief, surprise, delight, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHEW


avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
debut
ˈdeɪbjuː
due
djuː
few
fjuː
hue
hjuː
Hugh
hjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
knew
njuː
lieu
ljuː
Matthew
ˈmæθjuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
meu
mjuː
mu
mjuː
new
njuː
nu
njuː
overview
ˈəʊvəˌvjuː
preview
ˈpriːvjuː
review
rɪˈvjuː
you
juː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHEW

wherret
wherries
wherrit
wherry
wherryman
whet
whether
whether or no
whetstone
whetted
whetter
whetting
whewellite
whey
wheyey
wheyface
wheyfaced
wheyish
wheyishness
wheylike

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHEW

bite off more than one can chew
cashew
chew
clerihew
eschew
fitchew
grandnephew
great-nephew
hew
Mayhew
morphew
nephew
phew
rechew
rough-hew
Saint Matthew
shew
spanghew
thew

Synonyms and antonyms of whew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHEW

Find out the translation of whew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whew
570 millions of speakers

English

whew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يا للعجب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вот так
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ufa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ouf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やれやれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh hải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வியர்வை சொட்டும் சோக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Whew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wow
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ось так
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uau
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sjoe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whew
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Puh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEW»

The term «whew» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.720 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEW»

Discover the use of whew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Whew How Did I Ever Do It?
"WHEW" How Did I Ever Do It?, is a true story of the love and struggles of a young mother with four young children under the age of five years old, one of which is severely disabled.
Bobbie Jean Chestnut, 2008
2
What Hath Eve Wrought? Or W. H. E. W. !
What Hath Eve Wrought? or W.H.E.W! is an historical view of how the Creation story of Eve as the ""sinner"" in the Garden became an all important element in the nineteenth century to suppress the idea of the equality of womankind.
Marilyn McCord Adams, 2011
3
Whew! It Was Only a Dream
Imagine going to sleep only to wake up was a cat.
Takashimaya Morris, 2008
4
The Devil Made Me Do it Too: Pressing, Personal, Poetic, Purview
Donnie Crystal Clean as a pistol Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew! When the girls pass, He's gonna whistle Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew! See that “ Rump Roast” passing by You can bet he'll grab his fly And whew! Whew! Whew!
Donald T. Williams, 2011
5
Harper's Magazine
Whew ! oh, whew !' said the brother. ' Whew ! throw it down — throw it down!' " And so our friend did throw it down, and left with no very favorable impression in regard to his brother's treatment. Soon Mr. Norton reached home and retired to rest.
Henry Mills Alden, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells, 1858
6
Willy Reilly and His Dear Coleen Bawn: A Tale, Founded Upon Fact
whew, whew-o-whew, — he's a cursed goose ; but a d — d obstinate — whew, . whew-o-whew-o. Ay, but no matter — well, — whew, whew-o, whew, whew ! Helen, a cup of tea. Now, Helen, do you know a discovery I have made — but how ...
William Carleton, 1856
7
The World Is Not Ours to Save: Finding the Freedom to Do Good
Wigg-Stevenson's own pilgrimage from causes to calling shows how to ground an enduring, kingdom-oriented activism in the stillness of vocation rather than in the anxiety of the world's brokenness. The world is not ours to save.
Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, 2012
8
American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...
Whew! Whew! Whew! How is real estate here in the swamp and wilderness? Whew! Whew! down with that forest on the side of the hill. I want ten thousand chestnut sleepers.” He moaned that the railroad had reduced men to chattel, “ who ...
Susan Cheever, 2006
9
The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal ...
It is interrogative: it is prophetic: and this Cassandra is believed: "Whew! Whew! Whew! How is real estate here in the swamp and wilderness? Ho for Boston! Whew! Whew! ... I will plant a dozen houses on this pasture next moon, and a village ...
Leo Marx, 1967
10
A Tour Through Several of the Midland and Western ...
ing themselves of the superfluous overheated moisture they carry within them— in part it is the case, but the whew, whew, whew, which is intended to bring ideas of a certain complection to the mind of the horse, brings similar ones to the mind ...
W. Hughes, 1803

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Whew! Aquino lets Customs off easy
Bureau of Customs (BOC) insiders, some still smarting from President Benigno Aquino III's 2013 State of the Nation Address (Sona) assailing the agency for the ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Infusion Of Data Into Experiences Across Screens, Whew!
As the moderator during the opening panel at OMMA LA on Tuesday, Arthur Chan, EVP, Digital Marketing, Palisades MediaGroup, asked panelists what are ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
3
Whew! DC named sixth sweatiest place in America
WASHINGTON — It seems things might be a little too fast-paced in the nation's capital, at least if sweat stains are any indication. Washington, D.C., has earned ... «WTOP, Jul 15»
4
Whew! Radioactive camera reported lost Thursday on Airline …
Advocate staff photo by ELLYN COUVILLION -- An officer with the State Police uses a Geiger counter alongside the La. 61 Grammercy exit off I-10 early ... «The Advocate, Jun 15»
5
Whew! Tampa named nation's sweatiest city
Tampa retains a lot of heat and that makes it the sweatiest city in the nation. (Photo: STAN HONDA, AFP/Getty Images). 1545 CONNECT 22 TWEET 1 ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
6
Whew! Star Trek's Nichelle Nichols Is in 'Good Spirits' After Suffering …
On Wednesday night, original Star Trek cast member Nichelle Nichols suffered a mild stroke at her Los Angeles home. The 82-year-old actress, best known for ... «TV Guide, Jun 15»
7
Whew! Missing SAT Tests From Loudoun County, Va., Found
Over 200 students in Loudoun County are breathing a sigh of relief after their missing SAT tests were found Monday morning. Schools officials say a sealed box ... «NBC4 Washington, Jun 15»
8
I've Still Got Mail. Whew.
Thank you, Tim Armstrong. AOL's chief executive in recent years has engineered an unexpected comeback for the digital dinosaur, capped by last week's ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
9
Pollen - whew! - swamps North Carolina
The pollen is caking on cars and coating homes. Although recent rainfall has helped knock some of the pollen off the trees and out of the air, tree pollen season ... «WNCN, Apr 15»
10
Whew! Legislature avoids airport madness
TSA agent Sherri Kural directs passengers at the TSA PreCheck line at Gate A in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on Thursday, ... «azcentral.com, Apr 15»

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