phew
pronunciation
How to pronounce phew in British English:
UK [fju:]
How to pronounce phew in American English:
US [fju]
Word Origin
- phew
- vocalic gesture expressing weariness, etc., attested from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. You 're got to feed fifty people ? Phew , that 's quite a number !
- 2. " Phew , " says a senior bank regulator , leaning back in his chair , when asked how he would cope with the collapse of a big global bank .
- 3. The english voice of the state media carried only one weather story today , which was of the " phew , what a scorcher " variety , noting that temperatures yesterday were at a 59-year-high of 29 degrees celsius .