Shewed vs Whewed - What's the difference?
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* , 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
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* 1921 : Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Moncrieff, Swann's Way , page 1.
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(whew)
An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
An expression of amazement or surprise.
* 1981 , , revised edition, chapter 1,
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
English onomatopoeias
As verbs the difference between shewed and whewed
is that shewed is (shew) while whewed is (whew).shewed
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(head)shew
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(head)whewed
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(head)whew
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Interjection
(en interjection)- (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!
- "...Now I must be off. Whew , it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?"