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A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike.

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  1. n. & interj. A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike.
  2. v. i. To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.
  3. A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike. Whew duck, the European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
  4. A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment,scorn, or dislike. Whew duck, the European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
  5. n. & interj. A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike. v. i. To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover.