ooh

[ oo ]

interjection
  1. (used to express amazement, satisfaction, excitement, etc.)

noun
  1. the exclamation “ooh.”

verb (used without object)
  1. to utter or exclaim “ooh.”

Idioms about ooh

  1. ooh and aah, to exclaim in wonder or admiration: The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.

Origin of ooh

1
First recorded in 1915–20

Words Nearby ooh

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How to use ooh in a sentence

  • This was some protection at least from the wintry blasts which, by now, were moaning, "Whoo-ooh-whee-eeeh!"

  • "ooh eye, ooh eye," repeated she twice, as if she didn't understand.

  • We use consonants where the bird uses none, as when we give the name cuckoo to a bird whose cry is really "ooh, ooh."

    The Patient Observer | Simeon Strunsky
  • A grum, melancholy note came floating over the long sea swells—Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

    Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter Tolman
  • Up from the south came a faint, long-drawn, mournful voice, Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

    Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter Tolman

British Dictionary definitions for ooh

ooh

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interjection
  1. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc

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