(BrE) exclamation
a sound that people make to show that they are hot, tired, or happy that something bad has finished or did not happen:
Phew, it's hot in here! * Phew, I'm glad that's all over.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for phew is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does phew appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — phew appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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