ooh

Thân thiện

The children ooh at the colorful fireworks in the night sky.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To express admiration, pleasure, surprise, or excitement by making the sound "ooh."

Usage

• Verb: The word "ooh" is used to describe the action of making a specific vocal exclamation. It is often used in its base form or with standard verb conjugations (e.g., oohed, oohing). It is commonly paired with its counterpart "aah" to describe a sequence of admiring sounds.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The crowd will ooh at the spectacular fireworks display.
  • She oohed with delight when she saw the diamond necklace.
  • They were oohing and aahing over the newborn baby.

Advanced Usage

• "to ooh and aah (over/at)": This common phrase means to express a series of admiring or wonder-filled sounds about something.
  • The guests oohed and aahed over the elaborate wedding cake.

Variants and Related Words

• Aah (verb): To express admiration, pleasure, or surprise by uttering "aah." Often used in tandem with "ooh."
• Exclaim (verb): To cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, often in surprise, strong emotion, or protest. This is a more general synonym.

Synonyms

• Exclaim: To cry out suddenly.
• Marvel: To be filled with wonder or astonishment.

Related Phrases

• Ooh and aah: To express enthusiastic admiration audibly.
  • The critics oohed and aahed at the artist's latest collection.

Học thuật

Verb

1. express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
   • They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aah