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Meaning of ooh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common

Definitions

  1. An exclamation of ooh.
  2. An expression of surprise
  3. Used to express pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy.
  4. An expression of awe
  5. To exclaim in pleasure, satisfaction, surprise, or great joy: Everyone oohed and aahed as the gifts were unwrapped.
  6. A sound made to imitate a ghost
  7. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc
  8. An expression of affection
  9. (used as an exclamation of amazement, satisfaction, excitement, etc.)
  10. An expression of pain
  11. the exclamation “ooh.”
  12. to utter or exclaim “ooh.”
  13. A. EXCL → ¡oh!
    EXCL
  14. B. VI → exclamar con placer
    VI
  15. interj → oh
    interj
  16. vi there was a lot of oohing and ahing → es gab viele Ohs und Ahs
    vi

Equivalents

Cymraeg w
Ελληνικά ου
Esperanto hu
Español ay uy
Suomi böö oho oo ööh
Kurdî ah ay bo oy û û W
Latina hui
Polski u
Svenska ah Boo oj
Türkçe ÖÖ oy

Examples

“In any given performance, their tosses and spins and leaps elicit oohs and ahhs from children and adults.”
“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.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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