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whewed

whewed is the simple past and past participle of whew.

Meaning of whew

Verb (1)

whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.

Verb (2)

whew (third-person singular simple present whews, present participle whewing, simple past and past participle whewed)

  1. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To bustle about.

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Questions about whewed

What is whewed the simple past and past participle of?
Whewed is the simple past and past participle of whew.

Words near whewed in the dictionary

  1. wheugh
  2. whevs
  3. whew
  4. whew duck
  5. whew ducks
  6. whewed
  7. whewee
  8. Whewell
  9. Whewellian
  10. whewellite
  11. whewellites

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