ooh

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interjection

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—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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Arriving via the gorgeous gardens of Grosvenor Square, my partner and I oohed and aahed at the imposing marble, opulent chandeliers and old-world glamour of the hotel lobby. —Caroline Dolby, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Pringles Reveals New Chips That Don’t Come in a Can — Marking the Brand’s First Bagged Snack in More Than 15 Years Immediately upon popping the candies in our mouths, the testers oohed and aahed at the new flavors, particularly the bright blue raspberry. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Oct. 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

Word History

First Known Use

Interjection

1604, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1951, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1602, in the meaning defined above