ew

or eww

[ ioo ]

/ ɪu /

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Definition of ew

interjection

(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like): Ew, I hate mushrooms!

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Words nearby ew

Evtushenko, evulse, evulsion, Evvoia, evzone, ew, Ewa Beach, Ewald, e-wallet, Ewan, Ewart

Other definitions for ew (2 of 2)

abbreviation

enlisted woman; enlisted women.

Biology, Ecology. extinct in the wild.

How to use ew in a sentence

When EW brought up the conversation with Garfield to Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb, the director cut them off.
Could Spider-Man Be Gay? Andrew Garfield Thinks So.|Kevin Fallon|July 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ew-inducing Ranjeet is notorious for having taken part in an estimated 400 scenes.
Bollywood Didn’t Do It|Sujay Kumar|January 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, the cycle of “ew” will continue, when Brutsch appears on CNN for an interview with Anderson Cooper this Thursday.
Why Gawker Should Lose Its War With Reddit|Alex Klein|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Channing Tatum channeled his inner teenybopper alongside Jimmy Fallon for the latest installment of ‘Ew!’
Obamacare, Ann Curry, Nora Ephron, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|June 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But riding the “roller coaster,” as Ariel Schulman puts it, of anonymous DIY filmmaker to EW poster boy has been heady.
The Hottest Property at Sundance|Nicole LaPorte|January 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I should read Pyn, ew, instead of Fyn ew; only we have had pyn already, in l. 1379.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Only a ew days after her visit to Mrs. Jocelyn came a package, a large, flat, nearly square package.
Polly of the Hospital Staff|Emma C. Dowd
The diphthong ew is a sample of what may be called an unsteady or unstable combination.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
In any case, it is very certain that we come across this Patience again in Russian novels with a name ending in ow or ew.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic
Whe-e-ew, I can't stand this; come and take a walk, Leslie; I want stretching!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ew

abbreviation for

Estonia (international car registration)

Word Origin for EW

from E(esti) W(abariik)

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