"phew" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /fjuː/, [ɸj̊u̥˥˩], /fɪu̯/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-phew.wav [UK]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Attested since the early 17th century. An onomatopoeia for rapid exhalation, as one may make when a trying situation is over, or in order to get rid of an unpleasant odour. Compare Scots feuch, Spanish fu, Czech fuj, and many more such forms. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=onomatopoeia}} onomatopoeia, {{cog|sco|feuch}} Scots feuch, {{cog|es|fu}} Spanish fu, {{cog|cs|fuj}} Czech fuj Head templates: {{en-interj}} phew
  1. Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise. Synonyms (expressing relief of tension): whew Translations (Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise): φεῦ (pheû) (Ancient Greek), uf (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (yo) (Chinese Mandarin), uf (Czech), oef (Dutch), hehe (Dutch), huh (Finnish), huhhuh (Finnish), huh huh (Finnish), pfou (French), ouf (english: relief) (French), puh (German), ουφ (ouf) (Greek), φου (fou) (Greek), ⁧פיו⁩ (fyu) (Hebrew), püh (Hungarian), uff (Italian), uffa (english: heat, tiredness) (Italian), uh (english: relief, surprise) (Italian), ふぅ () (Japanese), 후유 (huyu) (Korean), (hyu) (Korean), 어휴 (eohyu) (Korean), 에휴 (ehyu) (Korean), ufa (Latin), kaitoa (Maori), hwááh (Navajo), uff (Polish), ufa (Portuguese), уф! (uf!) (Russian), фуф (fuf) (Russian), фух (fux) (Russian), ¡fíu! (Spanish), ¡menos mal! (Spanish), puh (Swedish), fy (Swedish), phù (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-phew-en-intj-G6sfYgTO Disambiguation of 'expressing relief of tension': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise': 66 34
  2. Used to show disgust. Synonyms (expressing disgust): yuck Translations (Used to show disgust): ecs (Catalan), fuj (Czech), hyh (Finnish), hyi (Finnish), yh (Finnish), yäk (Finnish), pouah (French), pfui (German), ⁧איכס⁩ (ikhs) (Hebrew), ⁧פיכס⁩ (fikhs) (Hebrew), ⁧פויה⁩ (fúya) (Hebrew), pfuj (Hungarian), sʔm (Lushootseed), puaj (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phew-en-intj-rgMf4enr Disambiguation of 'expressing disgust': 10 90 Disambiguation of 'Used to show disgust': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whew, pew Related terms: whew

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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "uff"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "heat, tiredness",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "uffa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "english": "relief, surprise",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "uh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fū",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "ふぅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "huyu",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "후유"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hyu",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "휴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eohyu",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "어휴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ehyu",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "에휴"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "ufa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "kaitoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "hwááh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "uff"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "ufa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uf!",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "уф!"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fuf",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "фуф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fux",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "фух"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "¡fíu!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "¡menos mal!"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "puh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "fy"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise",
      "word": "phù"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "ecs"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "fuj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "hyh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "hyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "yh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "yäk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "pouah"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "pfui"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ikhs",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "⁧איכס⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "fikhs",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "⁧פיכס⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "fúya",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "⁧פויה⁩"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "pfuj"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "sʔm"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Used to show disgust",
      "word": "puaj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phew"
}

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