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Recent Examples of ooh
L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2024
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
People still oohed and ahhed and screamed their way into states of geeky bliss.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
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Interjection
It’s specially formulated with soothing ingredients like thermal water from the French Alps (ooh la la), glycerin, and manuka honey.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Le Mini Macaron’s summer collection includes fun little details like hearts, smiley faces, and phrases like ooh la la.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 2 Aug. 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
Verb
Pictures of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with the murder of Thompson, have also elicited a fair amount of oohing and ahhing on social media over his toned physique and bright smile.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
People still oohed and ahhed and screamed their way into states of geeky bliss.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooh
Verb
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By the same token, the stars assembled to deliver statuettes into the hands of their fellow stars were worth oohing and aahing over.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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And hey, maybe the curse isn’t real and something else is happening here.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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And hey, who doesn’t want to save a few extra dollars for an indulgent post-trip celebration once the hard work is done?—
Tonia Ryan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Ooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ooh. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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