whee

[ wee, hwee ]

/ wi, ʰwi /

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interjection

(used to express joy or delight).

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Origin of whee

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby whee

Wheat Ridge, wheat rust, Wheatstone, Wheatstone bridge, wheatworm, whee, wheedle, wheel, wheel and axle, wheel and deal, wheel animalcule

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How to use whee in a sentence

This was some protection at least from the wintry blasts which, by now, were moaning, "Whoo-ooh-whee-eeeh!"
Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice|John Rae
A vigorous ker-whee-you repeated and sometimes running into a whit-whit-whit, ker-whee-you.
Color Key to North American Birds|Frank M. Chapman
With swords outstretched, they bent down to their horses' manes and with a terrible yell, "Whee-ee!"
Our Little Cossack Cousin|F. A. Postnikov
Such is the normal right destiny of a hoatzin chick, and the whee-og!
Jungle Peace|William Beebe

Never credit me but I will spowt some Cornish at him.Peden bras, vidne whee bis cregas.
A Handbook of the Cornish Language|Henry Jenner

British Dictionary definitions for whee

whee

/ (wiː) /

interjection

an exclamation of joy, thrill, etc

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