whew
exclamation
informaluk/fhjuː/us/fhjuː/used when you arehappythat somethingdifficultordangeroushasfinishedor is not going tohappen:
Whew! It's over and we don't have tothinkabout it any more.
Whew, Ifinallymade it to the end of thebook.
He came out of theinterviewand went, whew, that wastough.
Whew, that wasclose. Ithoughtthatcarwas going tohitus.
used toexpresssurprise,pleasure, oradmiration:
When she wasaskedhow much sheearnsnow, shesmiledand said, "Whew, that'sprettypersonal".
Whew! What avoice!
"Watching thatboyplayyesterday- whew ! - he is going to be somethingspecial," he said.
used to show that you are, or aplaceis,hotanduncomfortable:
Whew, it washot- 100degrees.
used to show that youfeeltired:
Whew! I need abreak.
Whew, that was a lot ofwork.
Whew,busyweek!
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Linguistics: interjections
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- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
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