ooh

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interjection

ˈü

Synonyms of ooh next

—used to express amazement, joy, or surprise

ooh

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verb

oohed; oohing; oohs

intransitive verb

: to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise

oohing and aahing over the new automobiles

ooh

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noun

plural oohs

: an utterance of the interjection ooh

The room erupted in oohs and cheers.—

William Zinsser

—often used with aah

We are treated to a minute description of the improvements in Millhone's apartment, along with her oohs and aahs of pleasure and gratitude.—

Alex Kozinski

He could hear the oohs and aahs rising from the street as he made the cable jerk and spin.—

E. L. Doctorow

Examples of ooh in a Sentence

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Interjection

Big fan of how his ‘ooh ooh ooh, wah aah’ sounds like Jim Morrison doing a Dracula impression. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 July 2024 This three-pack is suitable for folks with larger homes (ooh, look at you). —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024

Verb

Pictures of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of Thompson, have also elicited a fair amount of oohing and ahhing on social media over his toned physique and bright smile. —

Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024 People still oohed and ahhed and screamed their way into states of geeky bliss. —

Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024

Noun

The crowd ooh-ed and ahh-ed as athletes leapt from the tower’s many platforms in a performance to cap off the ceremony, including cliff diver Ellie Smith, Olympians Louganis and Sam Dorman, and children beginning their foray into the sport. —

Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ooh