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Shewed vs Whewed - What's the difference?

shewed | whewed |

As verbs the difference between shewed and whewed

is that shewed is (shew) while whewed is (whew).

shewed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shew)

  • shew

    English

    Verb

  • (label)
  • * , Genesis 12:1
  • * , Ruth 2:19
  • * {{quote-book, year= 1774, by= (Le Page Du Pratz), title= The History of Louisiana: Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing a Description of the Countries that Lie on Both Sides of the River Mississippi: with an Account of the Settlements, Inhabitants, Soil, Climate, and Products, url= http://books.google.com/books?id=zEoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42, chapter= The Governor surprized the Natchez with seven hundred Men., publisher= T. Becket
  • , location= London, page= 42, passage= I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.}}
  • * 1786 : Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page xiv.
  • * 1843 : '', Book 2, Ch. 5, ''Twelfth Century
  • * 1884 : '', Sec. 4, ''Concerning the Women
  • *
  • * 1921 : Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Moncrieff, Swann's Way , page 1.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (label) (show)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A show.
  • whewed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (whew)

  • whew

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
  • (from strenuous labour) Whew! That box weighs a ton!
    (from intense concern) Whew! Thank goodness you?re safe! I thought something terrible had happened to you!
    (from fear of being seen) Whew! That cop didn?t see me! That was a close call!
  • An expression of amazement or surprise.
  • * 1981 , , revised edition, chapter 1,
  • "...Now I must be off. Whew , it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?"

    Synonyms

    * (expressing relief of tension) fyew, phew, (chiefly UK) lumme * (expressing surprise) wow

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (UK, Scotland, dialect) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
  • English onomatopoeias