phew
/fjuː/
phew interjection: used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
Interjection
phew meaning in Malayalam, Tagalog, Malay and Vietnamese
phew in Malayalam
- phew, whew, expressiveness of relief, sigh of relief
- ഹാവൂ hāvū
phew in Tagalog
- Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
- hays, hayst
phew in Malay
- Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
- fuh, kurus semangat, lemah semangat
phew in Vietnamese
- Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
- phù
Synonyms of phew
Forms of phew
| alternative form | whew |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pew |
Origin of phew
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.
Words that rhyme with phew
Questions about phew
- What does phew mean?
- Phew means used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
- What is phew in Malayalam?
- Phew in Malayalam is ഹാവൂ (hāvū). See Phew meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is phew?
- Phew is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce phew?
- Phew is pronounced /fjuː/.
Words near phew in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phew (page history and authors); ഹാവൂ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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