Dictionary

ooh en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /uː/ (UK, US)
• (Australia) audio
• (General-American) audio

Meanings

1. An expression of surprise.
2. An expression of awe.
3. A sound made to imitate a ghost.
4. An expression of affection.
5. An expression of pain.
6. An expression of excitement, anticipation, or enthusiastic interest.
   • Ooh, I love that book!
   • Ooh, that looks delicious!

Forms

Deriveds

ooh-wee · ooher

Translations (28)

fi huu (imitating ghost) · chn wäh (expressing affection) · fi oo (expressing awe) · pl u (expressing surprise) · eo buu (imitating ghost) · fi böö (imitating ghost) · cy w (expressing surprise) · fi oho (expressing surprise) · tr bö (imitating ghost) · fi ooh (expressing awe) · fi ooh (expressing surprise) · fi ooh (expressing affection) · sv buu (imitating ghost) · chn wäh (expressing awe) · cy w (expressing awe) · fi oo (expressing surprise) · eo hu (expressing awe) · tr oo (expressing affection) · el ου (expressing surprise) · sv åh (expressing awe) · es uy (expressing awe) · sv böö (imitating ghost) · sv oj (expressing surprise) · fi oho (expressing awe) · tr oy (expressing affection) · la hui (expressing awe) · la hui (expressing surprise) · fi oo (expressing affection)

ooh en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /uː/ (UK, US)
• (Australia) audio
• (General-American) audio

Meanings

1. An exclamation of ooh.
   • In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults. 2009 January 4, Joe Brescia, “Twins Graduate From Columbia to Stardom at the Circus”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2021:
   • 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 elicit oohs and ahhs. 2013, Tom Turpin, Modern Custom Guns: Walnut, Steel, and Uncommon Artistry, 2nd edition, Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books, →ISBN, page 47:

Forms

ooh en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /uː/ (UK, US)
• (Australia) audio
• (General-American) audio

Meanings

1. To exclaim ooh.
   • When they went into the royal chambers, we could hear them oohing and aahing.
   • 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. 2010, Kieran Kramer, chapter 7, in When Harry Met Molly, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 66:

Forms

Relateds

oh · ooh la la