ooh

[ oo ]

interjection

1. (used to express amazement, satisfaction, excitement, etc.)

noun

1. the exclamation “ooh.”

verb (used without object)

1. to utter or exclaim “ooh.”

ooh

/ uː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, pain, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of ooh¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. ooh and aah, to exclaim in wonder or admiration:

   The crowds oohed and aahed at the spectacular fireworks.

Example Sentences

On ballads like “All You Ever Need,” he croons, “You ask what I like about you/ Ooh, I love it all.”

From The Daily Beast

Ooh, and when I finish writing each day, to give myself a boost, I stop in the middle of a sentence.

From The Daily Beast

But when he grudgingly appeared with bottle in hand, he did a double take—"Ooh!"

From The Daily Beast

There are some tolerable offerings out there, but nothing much that moves the needle on the “ooh” meter.

From The Daily Beast

(“Ooh, she looks so cute,” whispered one upon sighting Zooey Deschanel, who also stars in My Idiot Brother).

From The Daily Beast

This was some protection at least from the wintry blasts which, by now, were moaning, "Whoo-ooh-whee-eeeh!"

From Project Gutenberg

"Ooh eye, ooh eye," repeated she twice, as if she didn't understand.

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We use consonants where the bird uses none, as when we give the name cuckoo to a bird whose cry is really "ooh, ooh."

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A grum, melancholy note came floating over the long sea swells—Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

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Up from the south came a faint, long-drawn, mournful voice, Oo-oo-oo-ooh!

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