"whew" meaning in All languages combined

See whew on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/, [ʍĭ̥ŭ̥], [ɸĭ̥ŭ̥] Audio: en-us-whew.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-interj}} whew
  1. An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. Synonyms (expressing relief of tension): phew Translations (an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension): ohh (Estonian), huh (Finnish), ouf (French), puh (German), uff (German), abá (Hiligaynon), pfű (Hungarian), (Hungarian), (Hungarian), huh (Hungarian), hu (Ido), ha (Indonesian), уһ (uh) (Kazakh), huh (Malay), uhh (Malay), hwáah (Navajo), hviss (Old Norse), uf (Polish), uff (Polish), фуф (fuf) [masculine] (Russian), фух (fux) (Russian), uf (Spanish), phù (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-whew-en-intj-tSbo03py Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 34 23 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 17 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'expressing relief of tension': 88 12 Disambiguation of "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension": 97 3
  2. An expression of amazement or surprise. Synonyms (expressing surprise): wow Translations (an expression of amazement or surprise): huh (Finnish), huhhuh (Finnish), huh huh (Finnish), oho (Finnish), hoh (Finnish), puh (German), abá (Hiligaynon), tyű (Hungarian), tyűha (Hungarian), hűha (Hungarian), (Hungarian), huh (Malay), uhh (Malay), húwi (Taos), yúwi (Taos)
    Sense id: en-whew-en-intj-TTNoBSm9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 34 23 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 17 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of 'expressing surprise': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'an expression of amazement or surprise': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: whew duck Related terms: whoa, wow
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/, [ʍĭ̥ŭ̥], [ɸĭ̥ŭ̥] Audio: en-us-whew.ogg Forms: whews [present, singular, third-person], whewing [participle, present], whewed [participle, past], whewed [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb}} whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)
  1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Related terms: whewee
    Sense id: en-whew-en-verb-o2CScnhI Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hiligaynon translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Taos translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 34 23 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 17 30 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 16 43 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 17 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 27 26 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 26 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 25 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 23 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hiligaynon translations: 23 28 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 26 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 25 27 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 24 25 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 24 24 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 28 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 24 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Taos translations: 25 25 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 25 27 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /hwjuː/, /fjuː/, [ʍĭ̥ŭ̥], [ɸĭ̥ŭ̥] Audio: en-us-whew.ogg Forms: whews [present, singular, third-person], whewing [participle, present], whewed [participle, past], whewed [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb}} whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)
  1. (intransitive, UK, dialect) To bustle about. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive Translations (Translations): hyöriä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-whew-en-verb-sJZ0rWSY Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 34 23 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 20 17 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 19 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover."
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      "ipa": "/fjuː/"
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        "To bustle about."
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        "(intransitive, UK, dialect) To bustle about."
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          "code": "fi",
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        {
          "text": "(from intense concern) Whew! Thank goodness youʼre safe! I thought something terrible had happened to you!",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "(from fear of being seen) Whew! That cop didnʼt see me! That was a close call!",
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          "ref": "1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “East Wind”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 3:",
          "text": "Now I must be off. Whew, it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?",
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    {
      "ipa": "/fjuː/"
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      "ipa": "[ɸĭ̥ŭ̥]"
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      "sense": "expressing relief of tension",
      "word": "phew"
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      "sense": "expressing surprise",
      "word": "wow"
    }
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "ohh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "ouf"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "puh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "uff"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "abá"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "pfű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "hú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "fú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "hu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "ha"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "uh",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "уһ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "uhh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "hwáah"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "hviss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "uf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "uff"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fuf",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фуф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fux",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "фух"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "uf"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension",
      "word": "phù"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "huhhuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "huh huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "oho"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "hoh"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "puh"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "abá"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "tyű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "tyűha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "hűha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "hű"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "huh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "uhh"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "húwi"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "an expression of amazement or surprise",
      "word": "yúwi"
    }
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  "word": "whew"
}

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      "form": "whewed",
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        "To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover."
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      "ipa": "/hwjuː/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/fjuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʍĭ̥ŭ̥]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɸĭ̥ŭ̥]"
    },
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      "other": "[very short and unvoiced]"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-whew.ogg",
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      "rhymes": "-uː"
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  "word": "whew"
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        "To bustle about."
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    {
      "ipa": "/fjuː/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ʍĭ̥ŭ̥]"
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      "ipa": "[ɸĭ̥ŭ̥]"
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      "other": "[very short and unvoiced]"
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      "rhymes": "-uː"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "hyöriä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whew"
}

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