"wieuw" meaning in Dutch

See wieuw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʋiu̯/
Rhymes: -iu̯ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|nl}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} wieuw
  1. (informal) wee woo expression imitating the sound of a siren Tags: informal
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          "english": "And for those who thought they could sleep in: there are the car alarms. Which start howling around seven o'clock. ‘oo ee oo ee oo ee!’, ‘wee woo wee woo wee woo!’",
          "ref": "2013 March 19, Ykje Vriesinga, “Een hele geruststelling: het pistool was nep”, in NRC Handelsblad, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:",
          "text": "En voor wie wel dacht te gaan uitslapen zijn er de autoalarmen. Die beginnen rond een uur of zeven te loeien. ‘Oe ie oe ie oe ie!’, ‘Wieuw wieuw wieuw!’",
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          "text": "En voor wie wel dacht te gaan uitslapen zijn er de autoalarmen. Die beginnen rond een uur of zeven te loeien. ‘Oe ie oe ie oe ie!’, ‘Wieuw wieuw wieuw!’",
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