oh
interjection
(used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapproval, etc.).
oh's
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pluralof oh.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
ohs
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pluralof oh.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
ohinterjection(used as an expression of surprise, pain, disapproval, etc.).
Example Sentences
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The oh’s and ah’s from my sisters were wonderful to hear.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
And down she tumbled on the floor, and sang, since there was nothing to be said, round ah's and oh's.
From Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf
I have to confess that some even of the most famous books on the Passion are to me intolerably tedious, because they are written, so to speak, in oh's and ah's.
From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by James Stalker
It was not spoken freely in words, merely in gestures and little ejaculatory "ah's," "oh's," and "too bad's"; but it was soothing to Dic, and sweet Miss Tousy gained a lifelong friend.
From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Charles Major
O--oh Smith,"--nearly all Gholson's oh's were groans--"why is he here?
From The Cavalier by George Washington Cable
There were repeated "oohs," "ahhs," "ohs" and other vocalizings that reminded us just how remarkable an instrument the pliant Plant voice remains, even as he approaches turning 70 in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2018
Ocean says he spent weeks working on just the vocal tone of the four "ohs" that open the track.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
She shouts her way through bits and sings along to the tune, voice soaring into the almost screamed oh oh ohs.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
Her multitracked vocals appear first, in a waft of elfin ahs and ohs, before she starts a syncopated bass line, digging hard into a groove.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2010
Her accent wasn’t perfect, a little too long on the ohs and too tight in the back of the throat, but it was really quite good.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
