phew

phew

interj
\a voiceless bilabial fricative usually followed by a voiceless (y)ü or ue sound; often read as ˈf(y)ü\

Definition of PHEW

1

—used to express relief or fatigue

2

—used to express disgust at or as if at an unpleasant odor

First Known Use of PHEW

1604

Related to PHEW

Synonyms: faugh, fie, yuck, phooey, rats, ugh, yech (or yecch)

Related Words: ah, bah, boo, humph, pish, pooh, pshaw, sheesh, tush, tut, tut-tut; alack, alas, woe

Near Antonyms: yum-yum

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Rhymes with PHEW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo