aww

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Awun with w as a placeholder.

Symbol

aww

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Awun.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Awun terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː/, /ɑː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː

Interjection

aww (with as many extra 'w's as needed for emphasis)

1. Elongated form of aw.

   Aww, that's so sad: he hasn't yet learned to ride a bike.

   Aww, look at the kitten curled up in her lap!

Derived terms

• aww yeah

Verb

aww (third-person singular simple present awws, present participle awwing, simple past and past participle awwed)

1. To make an aww sound.

Anagrams

• WAW, waw