WHEW
- a whistling sound [n WHEWS]
- (a whistling exclamation or sound expressing astonishment, dismay, relief, etc.)
- a whistling sound or a sound like a half-formed whistle uttered as an exclamation gave a long whew when he realized the size of the job used interjectionally chiefly to express amazement, discomfort, or relief
- to utter a sound of astonishment, also WHEUGH [v -ED, -ING, -S]