—used to express strong feeling (such as pleasure or surprise)
wowed; wowing; wows
: to excite to enthusiastic admiration or approval
a performance that wowed the critics
: a distortion in reproduced sound consisting of a slow rise and fall of pitch caused by speed variation in the reproducing system
Examples of wow in a Sentence
Verb
Her performance wowed the critics.
Recent Examples on the Web
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Fashion and technology should be the business world’s ultimate power couple, a duo uniquely suited to wow consumers with style and substance.
—Adriana Lee, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The 37 pow wow models sit on a turntable that once moved in a circle, but now doesn’t move due to mechanical issues.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
The body horror film that wowed at Cannes stars Moore as former A-list actress Elisabeth Sparkle, who opts to undergo a drug treatment to birth the perfect version of herself (Margaret Qualley).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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Interjection
And, well, wow, what an addition to the season Disclaimer would be.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
Fashion and technology should be the business world’s ultimate power couple, a duo uniquely suited to wow consumers with style and substance.
—Adriana Lee, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
Noun
That chaos is calibrated for maximum audacity thanks to visual effects supervisor Dan Sturm’s prudently incorporated CGI, which doesn’t skimp on the wow factor and is further amped up by composer Cody Fry’s cacophonous, rambunctious score.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
The 37 pow wow models sit on a turntable that once moved in a circle, but now doesn’t move due to mechanical issues.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Housed in a grand Southern mansion, you’ll be wowed by the restaurant’s exterior and continue to be awed by the rich ruby and gold interiors.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
The body horror film that wowed at Cannes stars Moore as former A-list actress Elisabeth Sparkle, who opts to undergo a drug treatment to birth the perfect version of herself (Margaret Qualley).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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