ooh
ooh · oohs · oohed · oohing
To exclaim oohTo exclaim ooh.
/uː/
» We heard oohs and ahs from the audience.
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1 sensesTo exclaim ooh.
When they went into the royal chambers, we could hear them oohing and aahing.
More definitions
- express admiration and pleasure by uttering ‘ooh’ or ‘aah’
Examples
6 sentencesWe heard oohs and ahs from the audience.
Ooh, you don't know?
ruО-о, так ты не знаешь? — Wezel
deOh, du weißt das nicht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ooh! It took a weight off my shoulders.
ruУф! Ну просто гора с плеч. — marafon
"Tom has a giant wooden statue of a mallard." "Ooh, I love big hard ducks!"
Ooh! Chocolate mousse. Yummy.
ruО-о! Шоколадный мусс. Ням-ням. — marafon
Forms
oohs, oohing, oohed, oohedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- express admiration and pleasure by uttering ‘ooh’ or ‘aah’:aah
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedoh
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle