ow

[ ou ]

/ aʊ /

interjection

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

Words nearby ow

ovulatory, ovule, ovulocyclic, ovulum, ovum, ow, owatonna, owe, owelty, owen, owen gun

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Examples from the Web for ow

Landlidey said as 'ow a strange gent came, buried 'im an' took 'is hinsurance pipers awye with 'im.
Trusia|Davis Brinton
I'll tell the p'lice as 'ow you set your great savage dog on us.
The Carroll Girls|Mabel Quiller-Couch
Then I thought we might lose 'im and I would 'ave a little chat with the gal, and show 'er 'ow foolish she was.
Easy Money|W.W. Jacobs
Did you ever 'ear 'ow a big moray 'ad a fight with two men, one of 'em a fisherman from New York, and jolly well beat 'em both?
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Sometimes I think, though, as 'ow all men get the feelin' in spells.
Trusia|Davis Brinton

British Dictionary definitions for ow

/ (aʊ) /

interjection

an exclamation of pain

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