—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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Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So, what pickup truck bed is large enough to double as a pool and cool enough to bring the wow factor to this promotion?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Even with a constant stream of new launches, the brand still wows with no-brainer, fill-a-gap-in-your-routine staples that stand the test of time.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
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Interjection
Like, wow, those three years were so hard.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
These spaces often offer an opportunity to wow guests while benefiting from hard-wearing and easy-to-clean flooring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
This really gave our players a wow factor.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
So, what pickup truck bed is large enough to double as a pool and cool enough to bring the wow factor to this promotion?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
From awe-inspiring moments delivered by showbiz veterans Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga and Busta Rhymes, to younger talent such as Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae and Alex Warren wowing the audience with their current hits, the 2025 MTV VMAs did not disappoint.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Even with a constant stream of new launches, the brand still wows with no-brainer, fill-a-gap-in-your-routine staples that stand the test of time.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Wow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wow. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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