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🤢 Disgust sound 🤢 To show disgust
to eww

to eww

9.6
To make a short sound to show disgust
  • verb
  • /ɛw/
  • Informal
translation icon : decir "puaj"
  • Whenever he sees something gross, he always ewws and turns away.

Examples

  • The kids ewwed loudly when they found a bug in their soup.

  • Don't eww at the food before tasting it!

  • She couldn't help but eww at the sight of the moldy bread.

  • She ewwed at the sight of the moldy bread.

  • The kids ewwed loudly when they found a bug in their soup.

  • She couldn't help but eww at the sight of the moldy bread.

  • Whenever he sees something gross, he always ewws and turns away.

Synonyms

to yuck
vsto eww
  • Informal
3 8.9

To show disgust by making a sound or a face

uses a short sound to show that something is disgusting or unpleasant

Antonyms

to approve
∞ 1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

praise
161 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

How Disgusted

to gag
5 5.1
to eww
  • Informal
9.6
to grimace
29 4.4

Surface Forms

eww infinitive
ewwed past
ewwed past participle
ewwing present participle
ewws third person singular

Etymology

Eww as a verb comes from the same imitation sound people make when they find something 'unpleasant' or 'gross', similar to yuck. So to eww or to be ewwed is to make that sound to show strong dislike.