aah
Americaninterjection
noun
verb (used without object)
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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