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aah

American  
[ah] / ɑ /

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation expressing surprise, delight, joy, etc.)


noun

  1. the exclamation “aah.”

verb (used without object)

  1. to exclaim or utter “aah”.

    We all oohed and aahed at the lovely birthday cake.

Etymology

Origin of aah

First recorded in 1705–15, of imitative origin


Example Sentences

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More often than not, kids will ooh, aah, and gasp as they watch what’s happening on stage.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Patrons will inevitably "ooh" and "aah" over these numbers before they order a drink or buy a bottle and some souvenir shot glasses to take home.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021

“You’re training a network to understand how one person speaks, so the mouth movements of an ooh and aah, different visemes and phonemes that make up our language are very person specific,” says Mann.

From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2021

“I wanted two dishwashers and they were like, aah, two dishwashers?”

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020

People must come here to take photographs, to ooh and aah over the beautiful falls.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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