"aah" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aah.wav [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aah.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} aah
  1. Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm. Translations (expressing amazement or surprise): ուխ (ux) (Armenian), ահ (ah) (Armenian), (a) (Chinese Mandarin), (wa) (Chinese Mandarin), (ya) (Chinese Mandarin), ah (Danish), aha (Danish), och (Dutch), ah (Estonian), აჰ (ah) (Georgian), á (Hungarian), аһ (ah) (Kazakh), hui (Latin), ach (Lithuanian), ach (Polish), nossa (Portuguese), ах (ax) (Russian), о [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), o [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ဢႃ (ʼǎa) (Shan), ¡ay! (Spanish), ¡ah! (Spanish), åh (Swedish), oh (Swedish), ah (Swedish), аа (aa) (Tuvan)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-eBvSZItE Disambiguation of 'expressing amazement or surprise': 84 1 7 2 4 3
  2. Indication of joyful pleasure.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-COw9afY5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 2 21 3 17 12 12 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 1 16 2 15 20 18 1 2 2
  3. Indication of sympathy.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-3oyAmwCq
  4. Indication of mouth being opened wide.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-Bv94e054 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 2 21 3 17 12 12 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 1 16 2 15 20 18 1 2 2
  5. To express understanding.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-KXa-QwcV
  6. The sound of one screaming (with as many a's or h's as needed for emphasis).
    Sense id: en-aah-en-intj-yWqfOiv4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 2 21 3 17 12 12 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 1 16 2 15 20 18 1 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: say aah

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aah.wav [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aah.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aah (plural aahs)
  1. Expression of amazement, surprise, enthusiasm, or fear. Translations (expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm): ahhetus (Estonian), ach (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-z18X0Kz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 2 21 3 17 12 12 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 1 16 2 15 20 18 1 2 2 Disambiguation of 'expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm': 74 25 0
  2. Expression of joy and/or pleasure.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-rH4E6IFo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 24 2 21 3 17 12 12 1 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 21 1 16 2 15 20 18 1 2 2
  3. The exclamation aah.
    Sense id: en-aah-en-noun-99kRXnkm

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-aah.wav [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aah.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aahs [present, singular, third-person], aahing [participle, present], aahed [participle, past], aahed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} aah (third-person singular simple present aahs, present participle aahing, simple past and past participle aahed)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.
    To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah.
    Tags: informal, intransitive Translations (to express amazement using "aah!"): ahhetama (Estonian)
    Sense id: en-aah-en-verb-V85RuqL2 Disambiguation of 'to express amazement using "aah!"': 70 30
  2. (intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.
    To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah.
    Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-aah-en-verb-8zOtvez2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for aah meaning in English (12.2kB)

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          "word": "ուխ"
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          "text": "Aah! That's amazing!"
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          "text": "Dentists would always instruct, say aah!"
        }
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        "Indication of mouth being opened wide."
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        {
          "text": "Aah. Now I understand."
        }
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        "To express understanding."
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        {
          "text": "AAAHHH! A bug! A bug! Get it off me! Get it off me!"
        },
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          "text": "Aah! A rat!"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "ux",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ուխ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ah",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ահ"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "a",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "啊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wa",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "哇"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ya",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "呀"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "aha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "och"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ah",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "აჰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "á"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ah",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "аһ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "hui"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ach"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ach"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "nossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ax",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ах"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "о"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "o"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "ʼǎa",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ဢႃ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "¡ay!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "¡ah!"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "åh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "oh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "ah"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "aa",
      "sense": "expressing amazement or surprise",
      "word": "аа"
    }
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  "word": "aah"
}

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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm",
      "word": "ahhetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm",
      "word": "ach"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Kieran Kramer, chapter 7, in When Harry Met Molly, St. Martin’s Paperbacks, page 66",
          "text": "In the next few minutes, Molly tossed dress after dress aside, oohing and aahing at the varied fabrics, the elaborate detailing of each one, until she found a dress that was— / Breathtaking.",
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        }
      ],
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        "To say or exclaim aah.",
        "To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah."
      ],
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        "(intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.",
        "To express amazement or surprise or enthusiasm, especially by the interjection aah."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "English intransitive verbs"
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        "To say or exclaim aah.",
        "To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah."
      ],
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        "(intransitive, informal) To say or exclaim aah.",
        "To express joy or pleasure, especially by the interjection aah."
      ],
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to express amazement using \"aah!\"",
      "word": "ahhetama"
    }
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}

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