ooh
English
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Pronunciation
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Interjection
ooh (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance)
- An expression of surprise.
- An expression of awe.
- A sound made to imitate a ghost.
- An expression of affection.
- An expression of pain.
- An expression of interest or anticipation.
- Ooh, that looks delicious!
- An expression of excitement or enthusiastic interest.
- Ooh, I love that book!
Translations
expressing surprise
expressing awe
imitating ghost
expressing affection
Noun
ooh (plural oohs)
- An exclamation of ooh.
- 2013, Tom Turpin, Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry, 2nd edition, Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books, →ISBN, page 47:
- The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicit oohs and ahhs.
Verb
ooh (third-person singular simple present oohs, present participle oohing, simple past and past participle oohed)
- To exclaim ooh.
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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish og, from Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation
Noun
ooh m (genitive singular oohey, plural oohyn)
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