Whew vs Hoo - What's the difference?
whew | hoo |
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
she
(obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
(Geordie) Used to grab the attention of others.
(Northumbria, Geordie) how
A strip of land; a peninsula.
As interjections the difference between whew and hoo
is that whew is an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief while hoo is hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy.As a verb whew
is to whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.As a pronoun hoo is
south Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire she.As an adverb hoo is
how.As a noun hoo is
a strip of land; a peninsula.whew
English
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?"
Synonyms
* (expressing relief of tension) fyew, phew, (chiefly UK) lumme * (expressing surprise) wowVerb
(en verb)hoo
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) hoo, shoo "she" from (etyl) .Pronoun
Derived terms
* * * * *Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Interjection
- Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo ! hoo!'' — Shakespeare, ''Coriolanus .
- With, hoo ! such bugs and goblins in my life'' — Shakespeare, ''Hamlet .
- "Hoo yee!"
