—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.
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The next time everyone gets together, wow them with Our Best Lasagna which is designed to be the cheesiest and the easiest of them all.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Courtney Interiors Homeowners looking to up the wow factor on their short-term rental properties will find an ally in Round Rock designer Jeremy Courtney, who specializes in the genre.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The mind-boggling design for the measuring spoon first wowed the Internet in 2016 after a video promoting the Kickstarter campaign went viral and spawned widespread media coverage fawning over the unique design.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Interjection
Getting to be a part of it and seeing what everyone had worked so hard to create was just such a wow moment for me.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The next time everyone gets together, wow them with Our Best Lasagna which is designed to be the cheesiest and the easiest of them all.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
The 2025 Sierra Denali Ultimate is eye-catching, comfortable and spacious, while still having the attributes of a standard ½ ton pickup, but the addition of the Denali Ultimate is the wow factor.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Courtney Interiors Homeowners looking to up the wow factor on their short-term rental properties will find an ally in Round Rock designer Jeremy Courtney, who specializes in the genre.
—Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Brunson wowed in a colorful, matching crop top and skirt, while Anik looked effortlessly cool in a Gucci jacket, black denim and white sneakers.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The mind-boggling design for the measuring spoon first wowed the Internet in 2016 after a video promoting the Kickstarter campaign went viral and spawned widespread media coverage fawning over the unique design.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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