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wow
1[ wou ]
interjection
- (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like):
Wow! Look at that!
verb (used with object)
- to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
noun
- an extraordinary success:
His act is a real wow.
- excitement, interest, great pleasure, or the like:
a car that will add some wow to your life.
wow
2[ wou ]
noun
- Audio. a slow wavering of pitch in sound recording or reproducing equipment caused by uneven speed of the turntable or the tape. Compare flutter ( def 12 ).
- Scot. and North England Dialect. a howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.
verb (used without object)
- Scot. and North England Dialect. to howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.
wow
1/ waʊ /
interjection
- an exclamation of admiration, amazement, etc
noun
- slang.a person or thing that is amazingly successful, attractive, etc
verb
- slang.tr to arouse great enthusiasm in
WOW
3abbreviation for
- waiting on weather: used esp in the oil industry
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Example Sentences
I just recently rewatched all six Star Wars movies the other day… Oh wow, from the beginning?
It made a big impact on him and he realized, “Wow, there really is a Santa, at least in the hearts of some people.”
But while the GoPro is impressive by itself, it has some serious wow factor when combined with a drone.
And then I saw the trailer to Nightcrawler and texted him again and said, “Wow, you inspire me every day.”
It was like ‘Wow, I can do whatever I like,’ and I did, and it became routine.
There was a grand "pow-wow," as William called it, after he came.
Among the neighboring Cherokees, was one named Silouee, celebrated as a chief and pow-wow, or medicine man.
A special class of legends that have been evolved in Slavic countries are those that tell of the Lamed-wow-niks.
The chief difficulty in a "pow-wow" of this nature was that the balance of argument was invariably on the side of the Indian.
"I'm going over to Mrs. Bow Wow's house to see if I can find the puppy dogs," he said.
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