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ow

American  
[au] / aʊ /

interjection

  1. (used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)


ow British  
/ aʊ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of pain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Like David said, he cast Drea de Matteo just because of the way she said the word ow.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

It comes off kind of funny but that’s like: ow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

But h ow they are run, who runs them and how closely aligned they are with the schools they support is all over the place.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

Pell bows at the judge, and is ow being taken away.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2019

She lets the sheet—ow, ow, ow—fall carefully over her.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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