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whew

  [hwyoo]
Use whew in a Sentence
–interjection
1. (a whistling exclamation or sound expressing astonishment, dismay, relief, etc.)
–noun
2. an utterance of “whew.”
Origin:
1505–15; imit.
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whew   (hwyōō, hwōō)   
interj.  Used to express strong emotion, such as relief or amazement.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

whew 
exclamation of astonishment, etc., c.1425, a whistling sound, of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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