ooh (with as many 'o's as needed to express the length of the utterance)
- An expression ofsurprise.
- An expression ofawe.
- A sound made to imitate aghost.
- An expression ofaffection.
- An expression ofpain.
- An expression ofinterest oranticipation.
Ooh, that looks delicious!
- An expression ofexcitement orenthusiastic interest.
Ooh, I love that book!
ooh (pluraloohs)
- An exclamation ofooh.
2013, Tom Turpin,Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry, 2nd edition, Iola, Wis.:Gun Digest Books,→ISBN, page47:The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing. Stock work immediately attracts attention. Fancy checkering patterns, meticulously executed, are sure to elicitoohs andahhs.
ooh (third-person singular simple presentoohs,present participleoohing,simple past and past participleoohed)
- To exclaimooh.
2010,Kieran Kramer, chapter 7, inWhen Harry Met Molly,St. Martin’s Paperbacks,→ISBN, page66:In the next few minutes, Molly tossed dress after dress aside,oohing and aahing at the varied fabrics, the elaborate detailing of each one, until she found a dress that was— / Breathtaking.
FromOld Irishog, fromProto-Celtic*āuyom, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm.
ooh m (genitive singularoohey,pluraloohyn)
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