WHEW

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike. Whew duck, the European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]

2.
v.

To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]