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Thewed vs Whewed - What's the difference?

thewed | whewed |

As verbs the difference between thewed and whewed

is that thewed is past tense of thew while whewed is past tense of whew.

As an adjective thewed

is having thews or muscles.

thewed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having thews]] or [[muscle, muscles.
  • Accustomed or educated.

    • Derived terms

    * ill-thewed * well-thewed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thew)
    • ----

    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

    Related terms

    * whoa * wow

    Verb

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