—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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Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Serve it in a stunning etched martini glass, garnish with Woodford Reserves Bourbon Cherries, and to really wow your guests, top with a flavor blast smoke bubble.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
This classic recipe freezes like a dream and wows every time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
As for surprises, subtle hair color dye jobs were spotted on Zendaya and Ariana Grande, while Nicole Kidman wowed in a bold bouffant reminiscent of the Bump It (complimentary).
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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Interjection
These are the companies that add much of the sizzle and wow to CES through their foundational technology that underpins electronic products, bringing new levels of enjoyment, safety, security and efficiency to end users.
—Iri Trashanki, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Serve it in a stunning etched martini glass, garnish with Woodford Reserves Bourbon Cherries, and to really wow your guests, top with a flavor blast smoke bubble.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
There wasn’t much wow factor in terms of brightness or the overall picture quality that came with the nice design.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
This classic recipe freezes like a dream and wows every time.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Still, Mahomes wowed the Buccaneers and two dropped passes in the end zone by the Chiefs made this one really lopsided.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
As for surprises, subtle hair color dye jobs were spotted on Zendaya and Ariana Grande, while Nicole Kidman wowed in a bold bouffant reminiscent of the Bump It (complimentary).
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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